Newly stocked trout
Dec 8, 2019 13:08:50 #
So I've been out here about an hour and a half trying to figure out these newly stocked pond rainbows, and I've gotten nowhere, not even a nibble. NBD, I'll figure it out eventually. Just as I'm contemplating throwing out my catfish rod just to maybe hook SOMETHING, a damn bald eagle swoops in, makes half a lap, then dives and leaves with a damn rainbow!
Damn birds are better fishermen than I am.
So that's how my day is going so far. How's yours?
Edit: I've thrown corn, worms, and salmon eggs under a bobber, chartreuse and pink floating powerbaits over a split shot, and an inline spinner so far. I just picked up a jar of brown/natural floating eggs, so hopefully that'll do the trick. I've got about another hour to kill before I gotta get the carne guisada started for the games today.
Thanks for the advice! I'm stuck on the bank, aside from spoons (should be here in a couple days), am I missing anything? What do y'all think of trout attractant? Does it catch fish, or just fishermen?
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by mypostingname13
Damn birds are better fishermen than I am.
So that's how my day is going so far. How's yours?
Edit: I've thrown corn, worms, and salmon eggs under a bobber, chartreuse and pink floating powerbaits over a split shot, and an inline spinner so far. I just picked up a jar of brown/natural floating eggs, so hopefully that'll do the trick. I've got about another hour to kill before I gotta get the carne guisada started for the games today.
Thanks for the advice! I'm stuck on the bank, aside from spoons (should be here in a couple days), am I missing anything? What do y'all think of trout attractant? Does it catch fish, or just fishermen?
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by mypostingname13
Dec 8, 2019 13:08:56 #
Depending on how new they are they might not bite if they are freshly stocked. Give it a few days or maybe a week to let them get used to their new home
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by VQ37_Stani
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by VQ37_Stani
Dec 8, 2019 13:09:01 #
Yeah, they were planted the day before Thanksgiving, so I feel like they should be waking up by now.
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by mypostingname13
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by mypostingname13
Dec 8, 2019 13:09:07 #
Dec 8, 2019 13:09:10 #
The ones in my river bite anything you throw at them. Especially when young.
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by blameohio
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by blameohio
Dec 8, 2019 13:09:13 #
Try either corn, worms or egg powerbait. Usually one of these three work. I also agree with the above, if they are freshly stocked they usually don't eat for a few days as they try to get use to the new area.
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by SPH8809
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by SPH8809
Dec 8, 2019 13:09:17 #
At my local lake it takes a day for them to get going, every now and then they'll bite a spinner right off the bank, generally it takes trolling out in the middle or power eggs/bait on a 4' + leader with a tiny splitshot 4" above the bait all underneath a bobber and as much weight as the bobber can support to get it way out there.
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by Capn_noha
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by Capn_noha
Dec 8, 2019 13:09:21 #
Dec 8, 2019 17:46:17 #
troy gilkerson
Loc: Lancaster cal 93534
I catch next day but they are in shallow water by the third day the bite gets really good I watch them stock it last year and the trout just went crazy swimming every ware even back up on shore about 2 to 3 hours later bite pick up next morning trout bite all over lake power bait corn yellow
Dec 9, 2019 08:44:13 #
R2000ks
Loc: Pampa tx 79065
I use corn on a crappy rig and fish off the bottom. The problem with these rainbows is you have to real feel for your pole. They hit so light you can barely feel it.
Dec 9, 2019 16:03:11 #
Justoldjim
Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.
FS Digest wrote:
So I've been out here about an hour and a half try... (show quote)
Some of the hatcheries in Oregon feed the trout just before loading the on the trucks so wait a day or two
Dec 9, 2019 17:24:41 #
Dec 9, 2019 20:39:32 #
I have seen Powerbait trout pellets that look identical to the food used at the hatcheries where most of 'em come from.
Dec 9, 2019 21:38:55 #
Dec 13, 2019 13:25:22 #
Try a pink or orange powerbait egg on a #4 hook with a nightcrawler underneath. Same hook of course. Works well in winter and hot summer days. Put a couple split shots above about 2-3 feet and fish the bottom.
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