Trout Season 101

[one_leg]

I fillet almost all my trout nowadays. I just do them like the bigger models. I I hack off each side of the fish, and then I cut out the thin little strip where the pin bones are located. You lose maybe, at the most, a couple ounces of flesh when all is said and done. It's so nice not having to mess with the pinners. I either fry them up with beer batter, or bread them with flour, and fry in butter. Great either way. Add you favorite seasonings. I like de-boning them too. I just don't eat stuffed trout that often, and that's the only time I ever find a need to de-bone them.

One_Leg

[GhettoBasser]

Really informative, nice report.

[troutdog]

Nicely done Scott, thank you! See you on the water soon....


TD

[Skyler]

I fillet almost all my trout nowadays. I just do them like the bigger models. I I hack off each side of the fish, and then I cut out the thin little strip where the pin bones are located. You lose maybe, at the most, a couple ounces of flesh when all is said and done. It's so nice not having to mess with the pinners. I either fry them up with beer batter, or bread them with flour, and fry in butter. Great either way. Add you favorite seasonings. I like de-boning them too. I just don't eat stuffed trout that often, and that's the only time I ever find a need to de-bone them.

One_Leg

I don't even cut the pin bones out on trout less than a pound. They pretty much dissolve if you fry the fillets right. I just cut the fillet off and pull the rib bones out.

[Bushmaster]

got a question I only have one rod at the moment and is mostly used for bass. I want to get into some trout this seasons would 8# test work if I used like a 18" inch leader of 2#.

[sansou]

got a question I only have one rod at the moment and is mostly used for bass. I want to get into some trout this seasons would 8# test work if I used like a 18" inch leader of 2#.

It could, but it is not ideal. I used to do that with my daughter's Barbie pole when I c-rigged her setup, and it works if the trout aren't finicky that day. If they are, you need to put a top shot of 6 or 7 feet or light line to your main line, and go from there. The reason being is that the 8# test is heavy line to drag (in a c-rig) and the trout will often spit it out when they feel too much tension.

If money is an issue right now, do yourself a huge favor and go and buy a little yellow Shakespeare pole ($10-20), an ultralight reel ($10-20), and some 4lb test. Do not be fooled by what you read from soem on this board or others: bait-n-wait catching of stocked trout does not require top shelf equipment.

Good luck!

[CatchthatTrout]

Very good job with the write up Scott.

Now maybe Sansou can catch at least one trout this season. :eyepop:

[Troutman65]

got a question I only have one rod at the moment and is mostly used for bass. I want to get into some trout this seasons would 8# test work if I used like a 18" inch leader of 2#.

You can go to Wallmart and get a ultra light set up ( rod & reel ) for around $ 30.00 or less. You can check out big 5 also. You can get a start up rod and reel and catch trout just fine. Put some 4 # line or smaller on it and your ready to go.

TM65

[BBL2Baja]

First off, thanks for the kind words regarding the "article". I promise I will update it a bit soon. I'm missing some specifics about sinker and hook sizes and a few other minor tweaks. 8)

If money is an issue right now, do yourself a huge favor and go and buy a little yellow Shakespeare pole ($10-20), an ultralight reel ($10-20), and some 4lb test. Do not be fooled by what you read from soem on this board or others: bait-n-wait catching of stocked trout does not require top shelf equipment.

Couldn't have been said better.
I go through a LOT of trout reels. I have only one that I can think of that has lasted me more than a few "seasons" (surprisingly, an Okuma Avenger AV15). I usually have a reel on my trout set-ups for about a year until I find that I have to replace it. I've gone to getting Spirex', Excelers, Trions and Regals rather than Tierras and Stradics. The twice-a-week, year round use tires even the best manufactured reels out. You may not fish as much as I do, but if you put a little maintenance time into one of those "cheaper" reels, you will get a lot of use out of them.

And like Sansou said, you'll still catch trout on an entry-level spinning set-up. Check this one out:
http://http://www.sportchalet.com/pr...ductId=2715210

Daiwa quality for not a lot of $$$. :thumb:

Later,
Scott

[synenergy52]

Yeah thats what I have. I fish everywhere with it. Ocean, Lake, fish tank... lol. :banana: