what size hook is needed for trout fishing?
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#8 in trout stream\n#2 for big lakers
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It really depends on what you are fishing for. Corn is great for carp. Chicken livers are great for catfish. For large game fish (such as bass, pike, pickerel, etc) I find that anything small will be picked off by armies of panfish. For those I prefer shinners (roughly 2+ inches). The larger the shinner the fewer (yet larger) fish you will land.\n\nFor trout, mealworms (I think they are the same as waxworms) are killer. As they are for perch and crappie.\n\nFor saltwater.... I dunno.
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fish bait. use for flie fishing.
924853
In clear water, with a blue sky overhead, try a fairly dark coloured plug or jerkbait, along the lines of those you would use pike fishing. You can also try spinners, no particular kind, as they all work well on the right day. Just have a small selection of different colours and sizes. I prefer the mepps super vibrax, or the rublex ondex in sizes 4 - 6. Harris angling sell them for about £3 each, and there indesructable.\n\nIn overcast and cloudy water conditions, use the same types of lures and spinners, but opt for the ones with brighter colours. Tight lines
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Pull the old line off...buy some Stren clear in 10 lb. if bass fishing 6 lb. if trout fishing....open the bail and tie 3 overhand knots tightly to secure the line to the spool....close the bail and reel the line in under tension. Having a friend hold the line with a screwdriver helps or most fishing line that comes in a box has a window to pull the line out of..Tight Lines!!
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It matters if your fishing for sea bass or Marlin. If you are fishing smaller fish like sea bass,barracuda etc.,   then I usually use 50lb test with a wire leader.
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http://www.killroys.com/knots/knots.htm\nhttp://www.thejump.net/fishing-knots/fishing-knots.htm\nhttp://www.tnoutdoorsmen.com/knots.htm
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you might want to try dawn or dusk hours depending on the heat. soft plastics minnows or crankbaits for bass and spinners or live bait for trout.....try a slip sinker about 16 inches from you hook with a small split shot to hold it from sliding down then use half a mini marshmallow twords the eye of the hook then tip it with about 8 to 12 maggots might want to use a size 6 hook.. the marshmallow keeps the maggots up and out of the vegitation you can chage your depths with the small split shot. it also works with meal worms..
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When I go fishing for trout I use small spoons & spinners.  Sometimes a spinner with a crawler at the end works good.  If your going to just bait fish use a slip bobber, jig (green & yellow), and now for the bait you can use corn, night crawler, red worms (best), minnows, and crickets.  Marshmellows I heard works good but i never tried it.  Good luck!
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Gold spinners usually work well for trout in stained water.  Also try live bait, crawlers, minnows etc, gaudy colered lures (rapalla, hot-n-tot).\n\nIt may not be the lures, it may be where you are fishing.  If you are in the north and the water is still pretty cool your best bet would be to work the shallows (especially bays in inlets).  As the water warms up the trout go deeper and you'll have to change your tactics.
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Sure... smaller streams will be easier.  Places where there are planters are easier.  Wild fish are tougher, but more attractive.  Trout need 3 things... Oxygene, Cover and food.  They will be holding in water that can provide them these things... generally in at least a foot of water, usually more.  Fish will be found on seams, where a faster current meets a slower current.  The slower current means the fish doesn't have to work as hard, and the faster current brings more food by.\n\nTrout need cooler water... they won't survive in water in the mid 70's.\n\nTrout are normally at or near the bottom of the stream bed, so you need to get whatever you are fishing with near the bottom.  You'll snag up, but that's where the fish are.
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Find a relatively large body of water. A creek, river or lake. Trout should be there.
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Depends upon what type of "Lure" or presentation you wish to use. For a "Spinner-bait" I like a "Medium/fast" action. For "Crank-baits" I like a "Slow/medium" action. "Top-water" should be "Medium/medium". "Worm & Jig" would be "Fast/medium". Obviously, you have already purchased some type of "6'6" Rod. Check the printing near where it tells you the lenght. It may also tell you the "action".\n\n\nGenerally, a good "fast to medium" rod can do the job of many. However, for crankbaits you definitley want a "noodle" of a rod. It helps the action of the lure and will help you also land more "crankbait fish".\n\ncall your local sporting goods store or bait shop and they can tell you more .
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If there is a bait shop near the pier than go and talk to the fisherman. (the ones who are catching fish)  But usually the bait store guy will tell you because his buddys are giving him the report. The most siimple way to rig is the top and bottom wire riggs, 1,2,3and maby 4, oz weights. dipending on what is biteing, use a #1 or # circle hook, if sea trout,(the stealth bombers of the sea) use somthing smaller cause they can hit and run in 2 seconds flat and steal your bait.  all of this stuff is cheap enough so buy a few extras cause your going to loose some on rocks and seaweed. 20 dollars will have you fishing for a month or two.
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fishin, now thats what Im talkin bout... I reccomend usin power bait for trout, those are hard lil buggers to catch... also another thing I do before I park the boat to cast my pole, I dump a lil bit of that power bait crap right off the side of the boat Im fishin on to get em up near the boat so I can see em, then I catch one... also beef jerky is great for catching trout and catfish... hope this helps... y'all take it easy
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From Outdoor-Links.com:\n\nHooks are sized by the number that represents the distance between the point and the inside of the shank or gap.\n\nLarge hooks (1/0- 100/0 increase in size as the number increases.\nSmall hooks (1-14) decrease in size as the number increases.