Trout?

[Pkripper]

http://www.basspro.com/Berkley-Power...ductextensions

[Goldeneagle]

Towne Lake in McKinney. Feb. 18th. Free hot dogs, prizes for the kids and other stuff I can't remember.

[Kodiakk]

Cut up belly and take guts out. Whack the head off. Put a smear of butter on the meat. Cook over campfire. Fished all the time when I was young in Oregon and trout is my second favorite only after ling cod. If you ever catch a green ling oh boy, now that's amazing eating!

[critter69]

I'll tell you what they catch " stockers " here on. Barkley power bait, about any color but orange and reds seem to be most popular. I have seen them fished under a float, or on the bottom. But most here fish it on the bottom. 6 lb test ,number 6 hook , and about a 1/4 oz of weight. If it's weedy get the bait above the weeds with a float. I like salmon eggs, potzkies ( sp) green label.

[JTeLarkin08]

Go to the fly section at cabelas or bass pro and buy some 3x or so tippet to use as a leader. Then find some Super tiny hooks and some split shot. Ge some of those little berkely trout balls and cut them into 1/4. You will catch way more than everyone else there

[Heron]

Didn't see this mentioned before, but if buying Power Bait, look at the label to see if it's "Floating" or "Sinking." I like to use the "floating" when I use it. 6 lb. test tied to an Eagle Claw Snelled Salmon Egg hook in a size 8 or so with enough split shot to slowly sink it. If there's short vegetation on the lake bottom, leave enough room between the hook and the shot to let it float just above the top of the veg. You may want to use a swivel to adjust your "leader" length and to keep the split shot from sliding down to the hook. Then heave, let it sink, try to remove any slack without reeling the bait back to you, and let it sit until the rod tip starts bouncing. Then reel in your fish.

[Mexico]

Canned corn is your friend...

[tigerscowboy]

They are going to be stocking the lake in McKinney with trout in a couple of weeks. There is going to be a kids day event and I'm taking my granddaughter. Problem is, I've never fished for trout. What size hook? What bait? Bobber or no? All I have ever fished for is crappie, catfish and striper. Help!!!!!!!!

Easy one here. Find out what they feed them at the farm. Use the smallest hooks (ones that could hide in a salmon egg or kernel of corn). Always use a leader of 6lb or less (less is better).

Lures: Rooster Tail & Mepps(Wolf)

Good luck.

[friscopaint]

we always limited out in Frisco when they stocked. Fished for a couple of weeks and caught them well after most had given up. Vast majority of people use too big of hooks and bobbers. I trout fish every week in Oklahoma and we use spinning rods, 6 pound test, treble hooks size 14-18, small split shot, floating garlic power bait. As others said hook about 18 inches from split shot and cast it out. No bobbers, the floating power bait rises up from the bottom. Cabelas will have the hooks and floating garlic power baits. Sometimes you really have to search for the hooks.

[Sparkles]

I'm hoping some other TBH'ers will be there.

Honestly the kids event is usually shoulder to shoulder fishing and gets pretty frustrating
I'm waiting until a few days after


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[SneakyPhil]

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[friscopaint]

Honestly the kids event is usually shoulder to shoulder fishing and gets pretty frustrating
I'm waiting until a few days after


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This, I never go the first day or weekend.

[Goldeneagle]

Honestly the kids event is usually shoulder to shoulder fishing and gets pretty frustrating
I'm waiting until a few days after


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Yeah, I'm not really looking forward to battling over a spot. But Alexis wants to go for the prizes and stuff. Guess ol grandpa gonna have to tough it out.

[Sparkles]

Get her practicing her casting
They have a casting contest


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[ATI]

Get fluorocarbon tippet in a 7x. Calm water an 8x would be better but it is very thin and easy to break off. A trout can see a fly on a #30 hook, so they definitely can see 10 pound test line. Swift water you can get away with heavier tippet, no the case in calm water.

Using g bait may allow you to get away with heavier line, you will catcheck more with small.

These are farm raised dumb trout, I doubt the can see much of anything but "Food"