Ice Fishing Big Rainbow Trout

The fishing rods to use when ice fishing for trout are shorter than a standard freshwater fishing rod generally between 24 to 36 inches.

Ice fishing big rainbow trout. They come in to forage on minnows small crayfish aquatic worms mayfly nymphs that burrow in the sand and other invertebrates. Trout will have all the opportunity in the world to swim by circle inspect and inhale your bait. Fishing methods Ultra simplified ice fishing for rainbow trout boils down to fish early fish shallow.

After a heartbreaking loss a few months ago I got the chance to hook into another Trophy Rainbow. The most popular under-ice fish are rainbow trout eastern brook char and kokanee. An ice auger hole 15 centimetres in diameter is adequate for pulling up the average size of fish youll encounter in most lakes.

They also thrive in many reservoirs where ice-fishing often provides an overlooked opportunity. The biggest tip I can give for catching big Lake Trout is TIME you need to put the time in. The action of the rod can range from medium or medium-heavy action depending on the trout species you are targeting.

You can even add a bell to signal a strike. 2007-04-09 Trout especially rainbow trout are on a big feed at last ice and often they can be caught throughout the day with heavier action during the low light periods. I spent 11 hours on the ice this day and was rewarded.

There are basically two styles or techniques employed while ice fishing. While there are exceptions to every rule rainbow trout are typically most active in the gray light hours before dawn until 9 am. 2012-12-05 Active rainbows browns cutthroats and brookies under the ice classically use the biggest flats available in the 4- to 8-foot range especially where those flats are adjacent to sharp drops into deep water.

Use your regular summer trout fishing rod and reel for the setline application and prop the rod up so the tip rests a foot or so above the ice-fishing hole. Some anglers prefer to still-fish bait maggots earthworms frozen krill or pieces of. So observes eastern Ontario trout guru Paul Shibata.