Downrigging For Rainbow Trout

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Downrigging for rainbow trout. To bring out the best flavor out of trout I used very basic ingredients. Run a bait shallow mid-depth and deep and see which one connects with fish. In this video I go over trout trolling downrigger basics and terminology.

Setting Up the Trout Float Rig. As the trout move about the lake they will most likely be found in the top of the water column. Once you clip your line into the downrigger release clip adjust the setback to always add up to 100 feet.

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Recovery Strategy for the Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in Canada Athabasca River populations ProposedSpecies at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series. Slip Bobber We use a slip bobber but you can use any basic bobber. Summer trout will seek cooler water moving away from shore and into deeper water.

When trolling slowly and fishing for smaller Salmon. Set up a rod with a lure perhaps teamed with a dodger spool the rig out behind the boat attach your line to a downrigger clip and lower the rig to the desired depth. My Seps medium willow leaf flashers will troll well to over two mph running only 18 20 feet deep unweighted on long light line.

Heres what you will need for this rig. You want to use something just heavy enough that wont drag the bobber down. Outfitter Mike Howe walks you through a basic downrigger set up for trolling Lake Trout on Flathead Lake Montana.