Category: Fish

canned sweetcorn. When it comes down to choosing a type of corn for your trout, you should highly consider using canned sweetcorn. Not only is it widely available (you find it at almost any store) but the sweet flavor and scent disperse through the water well, attracting trout much more often than regular corn. What […]

Most anglers fly fishing for trout and grayling on the river would use rods between weights 1 & 5. The most common weights are 3,4 & 5. You should choose a weight you are comfortable with and which is suitable for the size of fish you a likely to encounter. Is fly fishing better for […]

Bread also works quite well to catch recently stock trout. This is because stock trout are use to eating fish pellets which contain a high percentage of grain. So for a hungry stock trout, a little piece of bread does not look that dissimilar from a pellet. Is bread good to fish with? A. Actually, […]

11 Dream Trout Spots Around the World A tight pass in Patagonia. A big New Zealand brown comes to hand. Russia is home to some of the most unpeopled places on Earth, and to fat trout. The Rio Grande River is known as the world’s most prolific sea-run brown trout fishery. Hit British Columbia for […]

That first wave of cold air will be a shock to the entire system. Trout will often not eat anything until at least an hour after the cold front so do not fish for them when they won’t eat. Trout will be more docile during the cold front. They will continue to eat but their […]

1.5 to 2.5 mph. Typical trolling speeds vary from 2.4 to four kph (1.5 to 2.5 mph) for trout, and 1.9 to 2.9 kph (1.2 to 1.8 mph) for kokanee. However, when trolling plugs or bucktail lures, you can speed up to as much as 5.6 kph (3.5 mph). What is the best speed to […]

A wire trace is not needed for salmon and sea trout and is only used for fish with sharp teeth, ie Pike and zander. A length of normal mono (slightly lower B/S than main line) between the swivel on the main line and your lure will be fine. Do I need a wire trace? In […]

Like a good recipe, it doesn’t call for much, which is especially perfect for a trout, which simply won’t stand for anything much more than that. I used Granny Smith apples for this. They’re soft and just a bit sour, which I think works well with the trout. Is rainbow trout healthy? Rainbow Trout is […]

A gold Kastmaster has possibly caught more trout than any other lure out there, and should be in everyone’s tackle box. It’s particularly perfect for bight sunny days, when it can really catch the sun’s rays. It’s also a good option for cloudier or browner water, since it will pop very clearly. What color is […]

You should never eat freshwater fish in raw preparations. Freshwater fish are far more likely to have nasty parasites such as the lung fluke, that can only be killed by cooking. Is trout safe to eat raw? Here are a few common types of fish eaten raw: seabass, swordfish, salmon, trout, mackerel, tuna and salmon. […]

What are Speckled Trout? Scientifically known as Cynoscion nebulosus, speckled sea trout are not actually trout but are in the Drum family. Other names you may hear used for them include seatrout, spotted squeteague, spotted trout, and spotted weakfish. What kind of fish is a speckled trout? The spotted seatrout is a member of the […]

How to Eat a Whole Cooked Trout Remove the head by cutting it from the body just behind the gills, and set it aside. Slice open the skin along the belly, across the tail and along the back. Pick forkfuls of meat from the fillet and eat them. Slide the blade of your knife underneath […]

It cannot survive in man even if it is eaten raw. The worms can easily be removed during filleting to make the meat more appealing. The spotted seatrout, commonly called speckled trout, is one of the most popular sport fish along the Texas coast. Is trout safe to eat raw? Here are a few common […]

Do Lake Trout Bite at Night? Lake trout will feed all day and all night long if food is available. They are very opportunistic and won’t pass up good food if they can catch it. The problem is lake trout do rely on their vision for hunting. What is the best time to fish for […]

In Australia, tuna, salmon and kingfish are commonly used for sashimi in Japanese restaurants however in tropical North Queensland, coral trout, Spanish mackerel, tropical crayfish and scallops can be used. Can you eat coral trout? Coral trouts are among the most sought-after reef fishes for their impressive appearance and fine eating qualities. Their delicate flavour […]

Sure, they can see that a bright orange line is orange and a green line is green but they will find neither acceptable. The bottom line is, if you’re spooking fish it’s a presentation problem not a color problem. What color line is best for trout fishing? Best line when still fishing for trout This […]

Sea trout is a versatile ingredient in the kitchen, perfect for both Japanese and western cuisine such as grilled salted fish, rui-be (sashimi that is once frozen), meuniere, and carpaccio. With beautiful orange flesh, it has a refreshing taste despite its fatty content. What is ocean trout? Oncorhynchus mykiss Also referred to as Steelhead Trout […]

Surprisingly to some, fresh frozen fish lend themselves particularly well to the smoking process; you see, freezing causes cell tissue to burst, so fish that have been frozen take on the flavor of the brine ingredients and smoke better. You can really impress your friends by preparing your freezer fish this way. Can you smoke […]

Eels have a complicated relationship with brown trout. It’s long been known that eels eat young brown trout – to the extent that historically there were “intensive campaign[s] of eel destruction in some parts of New Zealand”. What kind of fish do eels eat? Eels eat fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. They are carnivorous predators that […]

Not only whitebait, but smelt, little flounders, crabs, shrimps and worms as well. The best bait for trout in estuaries is a whole smelt. These are often caught in whitebait nets and although they don’t have a pleasant smell this doesn’t appear to be a deterrent to trout. Can you bait fish for trout? The […]