Trolling For Trout

[stan]

What do you guys find as a good speed on the surface for big boards after Rainbow trout in the fall through Spring ?

What are some of your top spoon producers for these Rainbows ?

[johnbrownt]

Right around 2.5 mph. lots of orange

[spoonfed-1]

My wife and I fished from 8:00 am to 11:00 am this morning Stan. Water temp was 46 deg. Did 6 Bows, lost 2 and they wouldn't touch anything over 2.1 sog. This morning we hit um good on flat lined copper spoons and small silver and red flat fish just below the surface.

Glen

[FISHINMAN]

Stan I have gotten 2 bows this past week on Stinger NBK's. Mine have been at 2 - 2.25

[stan]

Guys I usually troll between 2.5 to 3 mph gps surface speed. Just wondering what you all did back east and what lures worked best for you all.

Many lures, spoons & flies you all have talked about ,work great out west here as well. I assure you my credit cards will tell you so.

So now are winter fishing is starting all the way till spring, I was hoping of finding something I have never used out here , that would hook up more Rainbow trout with.

I know, Ray there all bait by east coast standards, but hey we have to work with what we have out west here.

[FISHSTALKER]

Stan - Are you still keeping the hard to find Abu Tormentors a secret?

[stan]

No I have told a few here on the board about the Abu Tormentors .

[B8buket]

No I have told a few here on the board about the Abu Tormentors .

I keep looking in my mailbox everyday

[spoonfed-1]

Stan

What are your water temps during this period?

Glen

[stan]

the surface temp now is in the upper 50s by feb will be the low 50s. The lakes have flipped and all the cold water species are in the top 40'

[B8buket]

Temps. in some of the Finger Lakes now at that 50 degree (surface temp.) as of yesterday

[spoonfed-1]

46 in our local lakes and those rainbows don't want to chase anything fast.

Banged them again this weekend.

glen

[stan]

spoonfed-1

Being from California , what do you use back east on the fingers for lures ?

[FISHSTALKER]

Big Diamond Rings...........

[spoonfed-1]

I'm not fishing the Finger Lakes Stan as far as lures my two hot ones are already posted above.

Glen

[stan]

Dale

What no more Abu Tormentors ?

[FISHSTALKER]

Hey Stan if there is no interest I'm happy to keep it in the bag.

[Play Penn]

Stan,

My best spoon this fall by far was a Jenson #2 needle fish in the gold back, pearl bikini pattern. If you look at the "Fishing Pictures" post titled Prettiest fish in NY you'll see what likes them. I took about 5 Rainbows over 20" during the Fall on that pattern, nothing else came close spoons or plugs.

It's a flutter spoon and works well at 2 to 2.3 when temp is around 57. Good Luck