stream trout

[ikeslayer]

i hear alot of people talking about fishing through the ice but is anyone haveing any luck winter trout fishing on the streams. i have been out once and only caught one small brown. However let me know how all of you stream trouters are doing whether you are a spinner guy or an air beater let's hear it.

[goody]

Ikeslayer,

I've been out 3 times this year on the streams. I go back and forth between twitching minnow baits with a long spinning rod, and swinging streamer patterns with a sink tip line & fly rod. Numbers have been low for me this year (around a half dozen per outing), but I did manage a 21.5 brown on a new streamer pattern I'd tied. That made my winter right there. I've watching for posts on winter trout fishing but I've been disappointed not to have seen any.

[Renneberg]

Days like today are starting to give me the itch to fish moving water again...big time!

If I didn't have to work this weekend I know I'd be out for sure!

Just a few more weeks to go until spring is here for good and I can get out.

[TimH]

I have been out twice. The first time with spinners just exploring and the second time with a fly. I did better with the spinners (5 browns) than with the fly rod (3 browns).

I plan on heading south from the twin cities tomorrow to see if I can get the line wet. With this nice weather I just can't help it.

Tim

[rkelly]

Anyone heard anything about looper fishing on the shores of the big lake? When is the season? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[Renneberg]

Rkelly, the looper season on the big lake is open year around. Fishing for them should be picking up now as the days get longer. The best fishing usally happens during a warm spell.

Post in the BWCA forum to see what the hot bait is, as well as where there biting.

[-Marc V-]

Just wanted to bump this back up. Wondering if anybody has been out in the streams lately. I'm really starting to get the fever for the stream trout. Gonna try to make it to Whitewater this weekend.

[d.roy]

Bump - any new stream reports??

[WxGuy]

I got out very briefly this morning. Air temp was 23 and water temp was 36 (weird, my thermometer might be broken). I fished for about 20 minutes on the Middle Branch Whitewater. A few takes, but didn't set the hook quickly enough. Takes were light and the fish were sluggish. This coming weekend should be better as the temps will be steadily warming up to about 40 for a few days in a row. Don't expect stellar weather this weekend, in fact it could rain/snow a little Saturday...although fishing won't be terrible.

[Renneberg]

Rain is warmer then snow and will help warm the river a little, so lets hope you get some rain.

I'd love to get out, but it's been so cold they trout would be to sluggish to even make worth it. Soon though the temps will rise and the trout will become active again.