Tactics For Rainbow Trout

[steve339]

Aaahhhh!!!!   Found a lake that is supposed to have some rainbows (stocked).  Not a single bite; jigging, tip up, etc.  I even brought out the trout eggs from my open water tackle box.  Nothing.

Any suggestions?  No, i don't have a flasher yet.  It's on my list, hopefully by next season.

Thanks again.

[DaveSS1]

Try small minnows or wigglers.  You might have to start deep and keep moving up until you find the fish if you dont have a flasher.

[EthanB91]

Last time I went rainbow fishing I moved all over the lake and caught nothing...until I went to moving water (river mouth, spring).  My particular case it was a small river mouth, about 12 FOW.  Used wax worms on a small jig and it worked just fine...

[alaskaruss1]

I tip the hook with a piece of shrimp and that seems to do the trick. I jig to bring them in and then slow up once I draw them in. Hope this helps.

[taggedfish]

use lite line or fluorocarbon

[kiltman]

Rainbows can usually be caught in the upper part of the water column.
You might have to try different depths.
Try a night crawler under a tip-up.