what is the best bait for trout?
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red worms and bugs.  check their belly's after you catch them.  they tend to be full of bugs and some worms.  grab a bug that you find while fishing.  the bugs you see around you are the bugs they are eating.
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It really depends on the kind of trout you are looking for. Quite often Mepps spinners work well. Flies of a wide variety are used by fly-anglers every where for trout. Lake trout to steelhead to brown trout will eat everything from minnows to leeches to insects. Try to match the the feed in the water you are fishing - that will be a good place to start. Check out the ideas I found at the website below.
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HERE IN THE SOUTH CRICKETS AND CATALPA WORMS(WHEN IN SEASON) ARE THE BEST BAIT FOR BRIM. BUT YOU CAN'T RULE OUT RED WORMS OR TINY JIGS EITHER
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I think the rule is, If it stays on the hook then its bait.\nBread. cheese  Sweetcorn,  Maggots have all been used to a  great level of success. Depends on what you are hoping to catch as different fish like different things.\nRaid the fridge and try everything you find and then call that your lucky bait .\n\nChris
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Renting a boat will always increase your odds there,This time of year reaction baits work well,try Lucky craft pointers ,rapalas,etc..shad color will increase your odds as well.Try dropshotiing worms like roboworms in martin madness,margarita mutalator,chocalate worms with blue,purple or black viens work well.I would stick to the buzz baits early in the A.m. those should work.try spinnerbaits etc as well in white , silver etc..try to fish the water around 5-15 ft. deep as the lake has steep walls and 3 feet from shore could be 10 ft. deep.
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It depends on what you are fishing for, where you are fishing at, water clarity, water temperature, barometric pressure, and the amount of pressure on the fish.\n\nWorms are always a good general bait.... minnows and brim are usually on most larger fishes diets as well.  Catfish spieces like a good bloody liver, chicken, fish or just about anything.  Walleye and Large mouth bass have very similar diets.....\n\nThere are just alot of variables.... my favorite and best producer is a 7 inch grape curltail worm.... I prefer Berkley or YUM
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tip a 1/4-1/2 oz. jig with a minnow or nightcrawler...if there hitting one more than the other stay with it. orrrr try trolling a nightcrawler harness with a spinner above it.Tight Lines!
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minnows are really good bait for just about anything that swims bass,crappie,catfish walleye trout carp,pike but try  rooster tails ,road runners jigs with minnows on it
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You should use feeding frenzy chum i don't go salt fishing without it!!!!!!\n\n                 feedingfrenzychum.com
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Fellas! Let me tell you what I have used for over 30 years for trout. Velveeta Cheese in block form. This is not a joke. I have caught more trout than I can remember on it, even some catfish too. There is also a side benefit, if you get hungry you can eat the bait. Seriously, No Foolin', It does work.
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small and gold would be best but it's really a poor trout lure....use a trout worm or nightcrawler on a number 8 hook with a small splitshot about 8-10inches from it or a small mepps spinner would be better. Have Luck!
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fav is trout.but i like all kinds of fish.good for the brain
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Worms work! Grey crickets, Power Bait,(either one) on a chartreuse jig have worked for me in the past when fishing for crappie, blue-gill, and bream.\nGood Luck!
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Try Maggotdrowning (The UK's No.1 freshwater fishing messageboard): http://www.maggotdrowning.com\n\nAlso Amazon, where you can buy a copy of "John Wilson: Baits & Artificial Lures" which is absolutely packed with information on it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752219294/qid=1148527855/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_0_4/202-1803687-5659022
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A small "Rooster-tail" in white and black with a silver blade.Also, downsize your line test. Use Berkley "Fire-Line" in "smoke" color. That line tests at 10lbs and has a dia. of 4lb. Small "Rattle-Trap" type baits work as well, in the 1/8 and 1/4 size.Small "black" or "white" jigs in the 1/8 oz. and 1/4 oz. works well too. Spray all of your lures with some type of attractant.
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Orange. Trout are also called cheese ball suckers, because cheese balls work well as bait.
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the best all around lure is an one eighth oz brown rooster tail with gold blades.you wont come home empty handed if you use this bait.even though i use other lures when it gets down to nothing working i break out the rooster tail and use a ultralight rod and reel