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Fishing rainbow trout
By Danny Coyne, BCFishn.com
The spring can be a very challenging time for anglers to target Rainbow Trout. As the freshet sets in so do the dirty water conditions in our valley lakes. If you have ever tried to catch Rainbow Trout in these murky water situations you know it can be challenging. However, these periods can also offer some of the greatest fishing opportunities of the year. As anglers we need to work extra hard to discover ways to increase the fish we catch in murky water conditions. Here’s our top 5 tactics for trolling Rainbow Trout in dirty water to help increase your odds the next time you are faced with these conditions.
1. Contrast & Fluorescent UV Colours
While fishing in stained water paying attention to colour and contrast is very important. In fact, in my experience it’s the time of year that changing your lures colour can make the biggest difference. You need to think about contrast! There is a lack of light penetrating the water so using darker colours will create contrast and stand out much greater to the fish. Using attractors with brass and copper will out produce regular silver or chrome 4 to 1 due to the low amount of light available for reflection. Using lures such as spoons with colour combinations with brass and fluorescents or glow can be lethal combinations. Fluorescent UV and glow colours will give that eye appeal to the fish, as these colours require less light to reflect the lures colour. Choosing lures such as plugs or spoons that have dark or fluorescent spots on them will also stand out to a fish. In extremely milky water circumstances using black dodgers or flashers with dark lures can payoff dividends!
2. Sound & Vibration
Rainbow Trout are the apex predator in majority of our fisheries. They are very good at homing in and attacking their prey. One of the ways they do this is by detecting the low frequency vibrations or movements by smaller prey fish by utilizing their lateral lines. Using lures that create a small vibration (sound) can help the trout locate your presentation from a fair distance, even during stained water conditions. Plugs that have small rattles in them have a tendency to out fish non-rattle lures such as spoons. Another great way to put off an attractive vibration is to use lures that have spinner blades such as a wedding ring or spinner hoochie. These blades put off small sonic vibrations that entice a trout to track down your gear and strike!
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