with the warmer weather has got me thinking about trout season. with the water looking like chocolate milk im wondering what the best live bait is for wild brown trout? minnows? worms?
March 20, 2014 at 8:39 pm
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muddy water
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March 20, 2014 at 8:46 pm #1397891
I don’t have the privilege of fishing wild browns, but around here when the water gets dirty I pull out the trusty old mepps aglia #0- all silver, undressed treble. The stocked bows, holdover bows/browns, and stocked brooks go NUTS over it when the water is nasty. From rough rapids to deep pools, the vibration and flash allows them to find it in the nastiest water. Used to be a live bait guy before I found this spinner. Roostertails, blue fox, panther martins, and the rest do not even compare. I own them all, but when the water is dirty these catch fish!
Good luck!
March 20, 2014 at 9:35 pm #1397896be sure to check the regulations to see if minnows are legal. In a lot of places they are not. If you have to use live bait go with red worms, otherwise try small rapala’s or spinner baits. size 6 husky jerk has been a goto for me.
March 21, 2014 at 3:13 am #1397903Use the night crawler to catch creek chubs then cut them up for bait big browns love them.
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