Trout help

[Scoot]

This Sep I'm headed to MT for an elk hunt. Near the place we're camping there are two seperate lakes, one with brook trout and one with cut-throats. I'd like to take a little gear along to try round up a fish or two.

I've got a medium-light 4 piece spinning rod I can use and I can put a small spinning reel on it. Do I need to use flourocarbon? What weight line?

If you could recommend four lures for me to bring, what would they be? Please let me know exact size and color- I don't have a clue regarding trout lures...

Thanks much!

[jentz]

6 lb. test,A clear casting bubble,It looks like a bobber but it can open to let water in to act as weight to cast a fly on a spinning rig.Use a small fly size 18-24,Black gnats always worked fine for me in 22 and 24 sizes their tiny but the insects in elevations are tiny also.Course a mepps spinner works OK But the flies work better.

[itchmesir]

Spinning gear should be plenty fine.. panther martins(red/yellow black/yellow.. brass and silver blade).. spoons.. jigs.. worm and hook.. fluoro is always nice but not necessary(though you could get away with using a slightly heavier test with fluoro)..

you'll probably wanna make sure there are no special regs in montana for trout fishing and such.. ie: lead free.. barbless.. single hook.. etc..

imho.. casting bubbles suck.. if you wanna cast flies.. buy a fly rod.. i tried using them with no success what so ever.. and then i bought a fly rod.

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/86/1/Idaho_Montana_Wyoming_Fishing_

im sure someone there can give you more specific lure recommendations for the area

[OnAFly]

At that time of year, the trout out there should be all about eating. Cast Mepps, you'll catch fish. If you get a chance, try them out on a fly. It's a ton of fun.

I fish a couple little dammed up streams out there a couple times a year and it's just amazing the fish you'll catch. We went out one day and caught 4 brookies over 16", another day we got 18 rainbows between 17 and 20". If it's a private "lake", you'll catch ridiculous fish. They're all stocked, but it's fun nonetheless.

[Scoot]

Thanks guys. Regarding the Mepps and Panther Martin suggestions- what sizes should I be getting?

I'd love to try them on a fly, but don't think that'll work for this trip...

[reinhard1]

in streams i would go with size 0 and size 1. in the lakes you speak of i would use those sizes as well as a size 2 on the mepps. i have had better luck with mepps without the bucktail on them. good luck.

[itchmesir]

Panthers I've always stuck to sizes 4-9

[SpecialK]

Kastmasters, krocodiles mepps will all work. Easiest way to fish them tho is salmon eggs on a bare hook with a little split shot. If you are fishing artificial only buy the powerbait or gulp salmon eggs. Cast em out and let them sit. Early morning and evening bites are best.

At least that's they way we fished them in Colorado while I was there.

[Nate McVey]

To add to the Mepps and Krocs, I would bring a couple silver and blue and plain silver Little Cleos. They are dynamite for shore cruising trout.

[OnAFly]

My father in law takes the grandkids out and uses marshmallows. They have a pretty good success rate.

[Ufatz]

Now, if you tie your own, here's my favorite recipe:

hook Tiemco #100 size 12-16

thread: white

body: white CulDuc

hackle: two turns light grizzly

tail: none

Wrap full body and fluff it out a bit. For a roasted marshmallow look you can tie in a dark grizzly hackle at the tail.

Some prefer the S'mores look and thus tie in a large dark hackle at the front and the back of the body.

Try to drop the fly in front of feeding fish and just let it sit.

[Driftless]

This Sep I'm headed to MT for an elk hunt. Near the place we're camping there are two seperate lakes, one with brook trout and one with cut-throats. I'd like to take a little gear along to try round up a fish or two.

I've got a medium-light 4 piece spinning rod I can use and I can put a small spinning reel on it. Do I need to use flourocarbon? What weight line?

If you could recommend four lures for me to bring, what would they be? Please let me know exact size and color- I don't have a clue regarding trout lures...

Thanks much!

this in a 4 and a 6

4 and a 6

6 and 9

use at least 6 pound test or you will cast off the 9s

[SpecialK]

My father in law takes the grandkids out and uses marshmallows. They have a pretty good success rate.

Corn works as well.

[Driftless]

This Sep I'm headed to MT for an elk hunt. Near the place we're camping there are two seperate lakes, one with brook trout and one with cut-throats. I'd like to take a little gear along to try round up a fish or two.

I've got a medium-light 4 piece spinning rod I can use and I can put a small spinning reel on it. Do I need to use flourocarbon? What weight line?

If you could recommend four lures for me to bring, what would they be? Please let me know exact size and color- I don't have a clue regarding trout lures...

Thanks much!

If the lakes are deeper...countdowns...size 7s

and if medium depth these yo yuris in 3/16

[Driftless]

in deeper water with a swivel.

second smallest size.

Please report back on how you did?

[Driftless]

My tackle boxes...have three others

[Scoot]

Great info and replies, fellas! Thanks a bunch. This trip is first and foremost, an ultralight backpack hunting trip for elk. However, I'll sneak in a few of the suggested lures and a four piece rod with a reel and do some trout chasing when we're filtering water during the day. Hopefully I'll stumble into a fish or two.

Thanks again for the replies!

[OnAFly]

Good luck with the elk. You'll do more walking than you ever thought.

I did it a couple years ago and we came across a fresh killed deer. The magpies were swarming and the blood still hadn't coagulated. It was a very eery feeling knowing that whatever killed that deer probably heard us coming, hid, and was probably watching us as we passed by. My brother in law thought it was a mountain lion