| Some people may think I'm talking about some | | | | you're more of a bait fisherman, the good old |
| "airy fairy" new age subject when I title my | | | | earthworm or power bait are great bets. A |
| article - How To Catch A Rainbow - but that's | | | | bottom rig is the way to go when fishing on a |
| not what's going on here. I'm speaking of | | | | lake. For those who aren't familiar with |
| the beautiful Rainbow Trout. Otherwise known | | | | this technique, start with a 1/2 ounce egg |
| as a rainbow for short. So how does a person | | | | sinker. Slip it onto your line then tie a |
| go about catching a Rainbow? That's what | | | | #10 barrel swivel onto your line. Now tie |
| we're going to discuss here.For our purposes | | | | another section of line onto the other end of |
| I'm not writing about the "darts" that we all | | | | the barrel swivel. You want this length of |
| know and love. A dart is a stocked trout. | | | | line to be the length that you want your bait |
| We've all seen them. All of their fins have | | | | to float off of the bottom. Now attach a |
| been rubbed off from swimming in a tank with | | | | small hook to the end of the line. This is |
| so many other fish. It makes them all but | | | | where you will add a ball of Power bait that |
| finless. And they thus resemble a "dart". | | | | will then float off of the bottom. This |
| The other name that fits these genetic | | | | technique will work in most lakes throughout |
| anomalies well is "finless wonders". In any | | | | the country, especially if there are stocked |
| case, that's not what we are going to be | | | | trout swimming around.But as I said before, I |
| discussing here. We're going to focus on a | | | | don't want to focus on stocked trout.When |
| true Rainbow Trout that was born in a body of | | | | river fishing with bait, live bait will be |
| water and has been swimming free for years | | | | your best bet. The synthetic baits have |
| just as God created it.The first thing you | | | | never worked well for me with "native" trout. |
| have to do is locate a Rainbow. Rainbow | | | | "Native" trout are trout that were born and |
| Trout like colder water temperatures. They | | | | continue to live in a particular stream or |
| prefer water from 50 to 60 degrees and will | | | | river. Thus becoming "native" rather than |
| tolerate temperatures up to 75 degrees. With | | | | planted from an outside source. In any case |
| that little tidbit of information, we | | | | synthetic baits have never performed well for |
| obviously want to start looking in the | | | | me for anything other than stocked trout. So |
| northern part of the United States. Rainbows | | | | you're best bet to catch a rainbow in moving |
| inhabit both lakes and streams, as long as | | | | water will be some form of live bait, whether |
| the water temperature is cold enough. This | | | | it be worms, minnows, crickets, crayfish, |
| obviously means that on hot summer days, as | | | | mealworms, etc. You'll want to use something |
| the water temperature in a given body of | | | | for bait that the rainbows are used to |
| water is reaching it's peak for the day, an | | | | eating. The more natural the presentation, |
| angler isn't going to have a ton of success | | | | the better. You may want to consider |
| fishing for rainbows.Fishing success is | | | | employing a set of gang hooks to achieve a |
| typically greatest in the spring and fall. | | | | very natural presentation. The bottom line |
| Rainbow trout are voracious feeders and | | | | is that you want your live bait to appear as |
| strong swimmers willing to hit a wide variety | | | | natural as is possible. The more natural the |
| of lures, baits, and flies. Many anglers | | | | bait appears, the more rainbow's you will |
| prefer weighted spinners. The wobbling spoon | | | | catch. It's that simple.Trevor Kugler - |
| is another fine rainbow lure. Fly fishers | | | | Co-founder of JRWfishing.comTrevor has more |
| find that streamers, muddlers, and egg | | | | than 20 years of fishing experience, and now |
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