What is your setup for Trout?

[P7M13]

Ages ago I used to tie my own mayflies, water bugs and lightening bugs (midwest).
Now I buy dry flys at Cabelas.

 

[creaturekris]

I have a 10' loomis light jig rod loaded with 4 pound test, and I tie my own micro jigs to emulate a sculpin or a caddis larva, and cast upstream keeping tension on the line, so it tumbles along the bottom without snagging up as much

 

[Xaevian]

Dunno for sure, only caught about 300 fish so far this year. 214 of those were lake trout though. Still experimenting.

 

[Nosferatu]

Dunno for sure, only caught about 300 fish so far this year. 214 of those were lake trout though. Still experimenting.

One of these day I'm going to drag one of those monsters from the bottom of Flathead Lake.

 

[Xaevian]

One of these day I'm going to drag one of those monsters from the bottom of Flathead Lake.

You don't need a boat, but it sure helps!

 

[Nosferatu]

You don't need a boat, but it sure helps!

I have a 12' dinghy. It'll work as long as the lake doesn't get pissed.

 

[Yarome]

A timely revival of an old thread... I just got in a new 15' tenkara last week I'm anxious to try out this Sunday. I'm thinking of rigging an18' braided line and maybe 4' tippet.

 

[Xaevian]

Mostly catching whitefish right now, but can still catch lakers.

 

[Nosferatu]

Mostly catching whitefish right now, but can still catch lakers.

Fish purpose-built for tacos!

 

[kevjitzoo]

I just started fly fishing and dry dropper rigs has been pretty effective.

 

[GlockRevolver]

For stocked trout, any UL set up trolling a Rapala Shad Rap or Berkley Flicker Shad has been lights out for us.

 

[dtuttle10]

Hi guys, I haven't been fishing in close to a decade and am looking to get back into it. I'd like to start off just going for trout and I'm wondering what everyone uses for their setup. I will mostly be fishing streams and lakes from the bank about equally, and have pretty much settled on a size 20 or 25 spinning reel, and a light power rod, but I am torn on what length. I am looking at rods between 5'6 and 7' but can't settle on a size, because I am trying to decide between ease of use (using around trees etc.) and casting distance. For those of you who fish from the bank, what length rod do you prefer?

7' is fine. Light reel, 6lb mono main and 4lb flouro leader . Small single egg hooks

 

[ZestyLemons]

recently got into fly fishing and went the tenkara route. It nice and easy and I learned fishing with a cane pole catching bluegill in ponds and creeks in Georgia.

 

[Flymph]

I just started fly fishing and dry dropper rigs has been pretty effective.

Ever fish an egg pattern?

More experienced anglers will get the joke, but if you haven't used them yet, have fun!

 

[FishermanChris]

I love to tow a little wiggle craw from behind the kayak. The stock trout go crazy for them.

 

[trevorshaw11]

Hi guys, I haven't been fishing in close to a decade and am looking to get back into it. I'd like to start off just going for trout and I'm wondering what everyone uses for their setup. I will mostly be fishing streams and lakes from the bank about equally, and have pretty much settled on a size 20 or 25 spinning reel, and a light power rod, but I am torn on what length. I am looking at rods between 5'6 and 7' but can't settle on a size, because I am trying to decide between ease of use (using around trees etc.) and casting distance. For those of you who fish from the bank, what length rod do you prefer?

If I'm trying to catch stockers yellow power eggs with a small sinker 18" above the hook

If anything else I fly fish