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Ice Fishing for Rainbow and Brook Trout

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I'll tell my wife that you said that! I'm sure that when I say that DEADhead from Detroit Lakes said that I need to fish more she will just say "okay honey." Ahhh if only that were the case- my days of fishing 5 days a week are over for awhile but thank God for FM so I can at least talk fishing as much as I would like to go. My little battle with trout in lakes has been almost an obsession. I finally have them beat in the summer months now I just need a couple more fruitful trips in the winter to seal the deal. I have put my time in - that is for sure! I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to take with me - we will be a great team!

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 Originally Posted By: phishhead
I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to take with me - we will be a great team!

I hear you on that one. I'll be able to take mine along in another couple of years.

Have fun fishing and good luck!

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Great Info guys..My question is if any of you use flags/tip ups when trout fishing? I live in SD and we can use 4 lines while fishing.

If so, do you use a rather small hook? Just some general info would be great. Thanks

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I see lots of guys using tip ups when fishing trout, and they catch some on them.

I tried it once as an afterthought late in the day and had a trout run with my bait and stripped the hook clean and was gone before I got to the tip up. It had only taken about 6 feet of line. I was using a small jig with powerbait and a 3 foot leader of 4lb fluorocarbon. On the reel I had the old standby, regular black, teflon-coated dacron line.

It would be great to be able to use 4 lines through the ice and have four different types of bait in the water. Two lines seems so limiting, especially when the fish aren't biting much.

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Was out on saturday and had no luck w/ tip ups or deep water. Ended up catching one in about 12 fow and missing a handful. Those trout sure don't give you much warning before they bite, very fun to catch though. \:\)

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Was out on saturday and had no luck w/ tip ups or deep water. Ended up catching one in about 12 fow and missing a handful. Those trout sure don't give you much warning before they bite, very fun to catch though. \:\)

Yep, trout really put up a good fight in the winter, moreso than many other species. They're a cold-water fish, so they are right at home in the frigid temps.

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Now to get a hold on them.. That's another story.

Yeah, you should see some of the pics we tried taking, i think we got one with the fish in hand. Very fun, looking forward to doing it again.

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I fish wisconsin mostly and i was browsing around and stumbled upon a lake that has been stocked by the dnr for many yearswith 3 types of trout Brook, Rainbow and Brown. I have never been trout fishing before and would like to try it out this weekend. The lake is only 15 acres but is 40 feet deep with a few 10' muck and sand flats. Where would you suggest i try? I have read some of the posts and i think i will start with 2 deadsticks with a crappie minnow and 1 jigging rod with a genz bug. The nice thing is i should be able to cover the whole lake relatively quickly.

Thank you for your help,

Ryan

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