hey guys, ive seen a few people aask about fishing for trout in the winter.. so im going to post a few techniques as well as colors for your lures,bait that will work good. and also what to look for while fishing high and cold water during and after storms. so first off, the main problem with fishing for trout this time of year is that the water is cold and the fish are not very active. which means they won't travel to eat they just want an easy meal. so lures won't be as effective during these time periods. where bait is allowed try a nightcrawler with a split shot near undercut banks or areas where the water is a drop off right at the bank. the trout usually hide closer to the bank during high water and when it's cold. or use a wrom under a bobber or indicator and cast to the very edge of the current where the water is calm and let it drift and repeat. another key in trout fishing this time of year is imitations. a lot of salmon and steelhead are spawning in streams and the trout sit and fatten up on their eggs. so using beads,yarn or glow bugs drifted or under a float with or without scent can work very well. the most preffered colors i have found to work this time of year would be black,pink, rainbow, chartruese when its clear outside and bluewhen the water is clear. most effective way to use spinners is cast downstream into the current and just retrieve very very slow. and because you are in the current you can reel very slow and still have your blade spinning very well. this works great when the fish are slugish because they dont havew to use a lot of speed to catch up with the spinner also casting upstream or downstream near undercut banks works really well,especially with the color black because it looks a bug has fallen into the water. and here is a little secret. micro sized mag wart crankbaits i the color black kills trophy cutthroat.. never told anyone about it but im feeling good today, my dad is proof it works. he caught a 3lb sea run on the salmon river with one. back on topic lol another key thing to look for is debris or rocks blocking the current. in genral trout hide in these areas year round but i find a higher concentrtion of them hding in those areas during early to mid fall and into the winter. drifting worms in these areas works good with a bit of yarn along with tme. pink or black yarn works the best for me. and also my previous mention rig the trout bead with pink yarn and shrimp scent under an indicator. and when all else fails try various nmphs under a bubble Or and indicator. havent tried that much myself but when i did it caught fish. and for lakes and ponds. dragging worms on the bottom from a tube or toon or your boat very slow can work and the same with woolly buggers. and woolly bugger or brian chan patterns under a bubble retrieve slow and stop let it sit 10 seconds retrieve a few feet and stop again and repeat. (my favorite thing to use a JCP). hope you guys enjoy these tips, they are the result of trout fishing for 4 years straight. all the best,
brandon
brandon
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I though I would be sol for stream trout all winter 
and i second a worm with no weight ive tried it a few times but i get to pissed because its hard to fling out on a spinning rod..Lol 
