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Bait Fishing For Trout
by Bob Ives
When it comes to Australian fishing for trout should
you fly fish? Should you use lures or maybe try trolling? Heck, why not
just go to the market and buy some fresh trout there? After all, you would
save a lot of hassle. But then again, you would miss all the fun of trout
fishing.
Probably the most die hard Aussie trout fishermen are adamant about their
fly fishing, and it's hard to dispute how wonderful and challenging that
type of trout fishing is. But, for many it too much work, too hard to
master, or we'd just rather sit back and relax and wait for a bite.
Whatever the motive, bait fishing for trout is a fun and easy way to enjoy
fishing and load the dinner plate.
You can make trout fishing as easy or as complicated as you like, and bait
fishing for trout is no different. The easy part of lure fishing for trout
is that you can always have lures with you ready for action. Bait fishing
is a little different in that you don't always have fresh bait with you.
Bait fishing for trout usually gives you the best results early morning
and late afternoon and on into the night. This is usually done from boats
around shorelines in bays and shallows near cover and fallen trees.
When fishing live baits for trout, it starts with the basics; a worm on a
hook. You would typically fish a worm on the bottom with the help of a
light sinker, or fish it suspended with a light weight under a floater.
This covers the middle column of water in the case that's where the fish
are. Worms work year-around, but they seem to be especially good in the
spring and the fall.
Aside from worms, there are many other good live baits for trout:
crickets, small yabbies, grasshoppers, shrimp and grubs. In the fall, you
could also try the grasshoppers and crickets. Hook them through the tough
part of the body in front of the front legs, and allow them to drift
downstream into potential trout cover.
Some trout fishermen like to use small minnows and small soft shelled
crawdads, especially for Brown Trout. For the minnow, hook it through the
top of the back or the lip and drift it into deep pools that have
structure. Hook the crayfish through the tail and drift it the same way.
If you don't have access to live baits or don't feel like catching them,
you can try some of the pre-packaged baits that are so easy to use, or
even make your own trout bait recipe. These often have cheese as the main
ingredient and something else to help the bait stick together and be
formed into balls like some kind of bread, cereal or starchy substance.
Cast these baits out to drift with the current. Even easier yet, you can
pick up a jar of salmon eggs, marshmallows, or even corn. These will work
well and are great trout fishing baits for the kiddies.
After reading this information about bait fishing for trout, it might
occur to you that these little buggers eat better than we do!
by Bob Ives
www.trout-fishing.com.au
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