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Re: Trout Tips for New England?

Author Subject: Re: Trout Tips for New England?

Kevin Posted At 10:44:29 10/06/2001
Let me first say that that is a very broad question. It all depends on the type of trout you are fishing for. I'm from Maine and fish for brook, brown, and lake trout and they all have different methods. For lake trout, use a larger size hook, probalbly anywhere from size 2 to 6 will be fine. Find the deepest part of the lake and put that big fat bait about 1 or 2 feet off the bottom. Just make sure you have plenty of line left on your reel, cause when they take it, they don't stop! For brown trout, you can sometimes find them in deep holes also, atleast the larger size ones, but often I catch them along the shoreline while fishing for brookies. For both of these fish you can use a size 6 or 8 hook. I prefer the 8 due to the fact that smaller trout such as brookies and browns have smaller mouths and are unable to fit the larger hooks in there when hooking. You can fish for these species in about 2 to 15 feet of water and adjust your depth acording. I usually start about 1 or 2 feet down and sometimes cut the depth in half. It's all trial and error. Try jigging a spoon near one of your traps also, that might make an unactive fish become a little more hungry. Another tip you may learn through trial and error is try differnt types of bait. I know certain areas of the northeast carry all dofferent types, but the ones that I have the best luck on are smelts and redfin shiners. The redfins seem to endure the change in temp. better and are more lively than other types. They also just have something about them (color?) that these fish love! Hope this helped. Good luck!