Trout is a well-known game fish that lives in cool freshwater. Since trout are not picky about what they eat, it’s generally easy to catch one, making trout fishing a popular American pastime.
You don’t need much to land a nice trout. Just a basic rod and reel should do it, along with some enticing bait. But if you want to learn how to attract and hook the most impressive specimens, you’ve come to the right place.
Cast off and see what you can come up with in our brown trout and rainbow trout sections. We’re glad you stopped by!
The best time of year to catch trout is during the spring and summer. The fish are hungry after a long winter, and the food options are plentiful. For the time of day, anglers should focus on fishing during the mornings and evenings when the insects are hatching. There’s nothing like timing the trout bite …
Night fishing for trout gives anglers a taste of all the best parts of trout fishing. You have a shot at landing trophies, get to throw large flies and test your abilities. To land trout at night, you must know where trout hold and understand what they want. One of my first-ever trout fishing trips …
Trout bite at night. While they don’t always feed in the ways you see during the day, they eat. The smaller trout stick to cover and structure and wait for easy meals while the giants roam the shallows for meals that fill their appetites. At night, trout are busy. Once the sky goes dark, the …
Yes, all members of the order Salmonidae, which includes trout, have jaws and teeth. They have a lower jaw called a mandible and an upper jaw called a maxillary. Trout have teeth on both jaws, and teeth on the tops of their mouths! When I was a kid and went fishing with my grandfather in …
The largest trout on earth are found swimming in the rivers from the Mongolian steppe north to Siberia. This trout is called a taimen, and these behemoths can grow to six feet long and weigh over 100 pounds. The brown trout, a native to Europe, has been introduced all over the world, and it gets …
Texas is a great U.S. state for fishing, but for good freshwater trout fishing, only the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country is a dependable option. Anglers fish the Guadalupe River in south-central Texas. The river Guadalupe is the only river that supports wild rainbow and brown trout. The American state of Texas, located …
Yes, trout feed on the bottom. But trout are opportunists that follow their food sources and feed throughout the water column. The depths at which trout feed depends on what food sources are available at any given time. Trout are opportunists that feed throughout the water column. They’ll eat bugs on top, nymphs on the …
Trout can see UV light, but only when they are younger and focused on zooplankton as a food source. As trout grow bigger and older, they lose the cones in their eyes that allow them to see UV light. Therefore, there’s no reason for you to use UV-reactive baits, flies and lures when you’re fishing …
Yes, trout can see colors, and that’s good information for anglers. But colors appear different to the human eye than they do a trout’s eyes, so it’s important for you to understand how trout see colors and how you can use colors that appeal to the fish. Trout eyes are like our eyes, in that …
Trout are resilient creatures, but they’re fragile. They are susceptible to improper handling, temperature fluctuations and injuries sustained when they’re caught. Trout fishing can be a lot of fun. But if you plan to release your catch, you should follow a few simple pointers. It’s one of the more painful moments for dedicated catch-and-release trout …