Author Topic: rainbow trout (Read 12772 times)

icefshninnh · « **on:** Nov 30, 2006, 09:35 AM »

hello to all lets hear whats your favorite bait or jig type for these worthy fish

taxi1 · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 30, 2006, 09:54 AM »

On a couple of local lakes I used to catch most of mine on small shiners below a tip up just below the ice over water 20 feet or deeper. I also caught them jigging with kastmasters and panfish jigs, and they are attracted to green weeds if you find them near the bottom, much like other fish. Probabably feeding on invertebrates.

Also, for some reason there is a small pond that forms an outlet on one of these local lakes, and they are attracted to this area. It can be dynamite icefishing there some years and some years not.

Kodiakman · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 30, 2006, 03:30 PM »

Mostly corn around here but I've always had good luck with small fatheads also.

Bluefinforme · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 30, 2006, 03:38 PM »

my uncle does well up here on worms fished tight to the shore

muskie_huntre · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 30, 2006, 06:16 PM »

Small pimples, Forage Minnow spoons and some 1" crappie tubes in a variety of colors from Southern Pro. I use a small tetr totr jig in the tube to fish it horizontally, and fish it like a jiggin rap. Waxworms work well with the droppers on the spoons.

Good luck

fishingonly2002 · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 30, 2006, 06:22 PM »

SMall shiners, worms, orange painted swedish pimples tipped with a minnow head. seen others do well with power bait dough as well.

~Neal

icefshninnh · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 01, 2006, 01:05 AM »

the power bait i have had luck with even in the winter is the brown hatchery formula nuggets guess it tastes like the food our state gives them lol hard in nh to find rainbows with fins not worn down from concreate tanks

rob-s · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 01, 2006, 09:32 AM »

yes, but you will find plenty that have been in the lake a year or two
perhaps longer

jflood · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 03, 2006, 07:20 PM »

icicles and worms. i haven't caught them any other way

icefshninnh · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 08:53 AM »

icicles what is thas got the worms but not sure on the other

jflood · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 10:25 AM »

Quote from: icefshninnh on Dec 04, 2006, 08:53 AM

icicles what is thas got the worms but not sure on the other

I believe the official name is called an Emerald shiner. It basically is a very small minnow(2-3 inches). The bad news is that it doesn't sound like we will be able to use Emeralds this year in NYS because of the VHS virus

toguefisha · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 11:16 AM »

Worms on a tip-up up near shore, around inlets is deadly.

Flash_King · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 03:56 PM »

velvetta cheese dipped in garlic liquid

Home Wood · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 04:19 PM »

Quote from: Flash_King on Dec 04, 2006, 03:56 PM

velvetta cheese dipped in garlic liquid

Really? That sounds like a very interesting bait.

icefshninnh · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 04:49 PM »

have the casting down just find it hard to hit the hole lol

jflood · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 05:38 PM »

Quote from: Flash_King on Dec 04, 2006, 03:56 PM

velvetta cheese dipped in garlic liquid

Are you serious

where are you from,where do fish

actually i like to see if anyone in upstate ny has had success with velvetta

icefshninnh · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 04, 2006, 10:22 PM »

had heard of emrald shinners just never by that name thanks for the info on the icicles

beeverfishing · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 05, 2006, 05:41 PM »

Quote from: jflood on Dec 04, 2006, 05:38 PM

actually i like to see if anyone in upstate ny has had success with velvetta

I'm from NW Pa and Velveeta cheese is commonly used for trout. I personally have never used it myself, but it must work as there are lots who do use it.

jflood · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 05, 2006, 08:34 PM »

Quote from: beeverfishing on Dec 05, 2006, 05:41 PM

I'm from NW Pa and Velveeta cheese is commonly used for trout. I personally have never used it myself, but it must work as there are lots who do use it.

What the heck, I'll try anything once

beeverfishing · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 06, 2006, 02:20 PM »

Quote from: beeverfishing on Dec 05, 2006, 05:41 PM

I'm from NW Pa and Velveeta cheese is commonly used for trout. I personally have never used it myself, but it must work as there are lots who do use it.

Yea, I guess if the fishing is slow, you could always snack on your bait.

Meatro14 · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 06, 2006, 10:48 PM »

went fishing for bows today...ended up with 7 on the ice...4lbs was the biggest

cheffy · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 07, 2006, 01:20 AM »

I been using a green mitzy-ditzy sometimes tiped with a 1/4 of a orange powerbait ball on it.My buddy uses a yellow wireworm tiped with corn. I know a few guys who fish at another lake and they swear by velveeta cheese there.Everytime out last year and the two trips this year limited out with the smallest fish being 2lbs.

icefshninnh · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 07, 2006, 01:22 AM »

wow thought i was the only guy that was up lol

fishingguy99 · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 18, 2006, 08:37 PM »

Quote from: jflood on Dec 03, 2006, 07:20 PM

icicles and worms. i haven't caught them any other way

what is an icicle

icefshninnh · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 19, 2006, 09:29 PM »

it is an emerald shiner

salmotrutta · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 21, 2006, 08:52 PM »

salmon eggs.Only Pautzkeys will do.

cl733 · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 21, 2006, 09:06 PM »

a piece of shrimp and a half a worm fooled these for me today,theres a 4lb8,2lb12,2lb10,2lb8,and a 1lb8 in there and i even lost a few,after not catching brookies for the last coupke of weeks it was nice to get a hook into something,it was the only picture i could snap off before the battery went dead so that might be why its kinda

jflood · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 22, 2006, 07:48 AM »

Cl, Nice rainbows. Ice flys

I gotta te ya that your killing me though. We have no safe ice in upstate ny yet.

cl733 · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 22, 2006, 12:12 PM »

shrimp and worms,on a bait holder hook,and i find myself checking all the lakes around here for ice thickness before driving the kids snowmobile on it too,our lakes only have about7" of not bad ice at 4000ft we had some -20c weather then some +c weather and have some 2 layers of ice amounting to 7' which isnt very good,even so there is alot of solid ice and its time to start on some rainbow quests,it was kind of a crappy day yesterday with the wind howling and trying to pick up my ice tent and standing in 3"of water but was probably my best fishing day all year as far as action goes,and i think i might go back tomorrow,Oh yeah I out fished my dad yesterday,he left at 5am as he says you gotta be there before light ya know,when i got to the lake he had one and just lost the 2nd but he told me to go to the other end of the lake,so he comes down to my end of the lake at about 2:30 to see how im making out and sees 4 fish on the ice and another coming out the tent door,he only got 2 for the day,and had to go home and tell my mommy that the kid out fished him,my pappy is a hard core never gets out fished fisherman,and that will be my 1 day of glory for the year and im loving it,if i go tomorrow ill post what i catch or dont catch

jflood · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 22, 2006, 02:07 PM »

well done cl. I'd remind him every day that you out fished him.

what time are you hittin the ice. you said he left a 5:30 am

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Author Topic: rainbow trout (Read 12772 times)