Fly Fish
is it possible to fish trout streams without a fly rod?
Trout are very popular here in Michigan in the fall, but i don’t fly fish….is it possible to fish for trout without one? what are the best strategies? thanks!
Sure, absolutely. But why would you want to!?
(Kidding.)
Use a light or even ultra-light spinning rod with 4 or 6 pound mono. Not sure how big the fish are that you’re going after, but as long as they’re not 20-pound lakers, you should be fine.
Small spinners (like Mepps, Jake’s, and Rooster Tails) will take trout. In a stream, cast them upstream and retrieve them across the current through likely holding areas. In a lake or pond, cover as much water as you can with your casting, but retrieves that are parallel to the bank (or nearly so) will usually be more interesting to trout. From a boat, cast into shore or parallel to shore.
Small jigs are good for slackwater or pools in a stream, or ponds and lakes. They are especially effective in fall and early winter — brown trout are spawning or starting to spawn at these times and they get r-e-e-e-a-lly territorial and bitchy. They’ll hit a small minnow jig just out of spite. Use the little jigs — 1/32 oz. up to about 1/4 oz. Little fuzzy/buggy jigs work well too — trout see them as submerged bees, caterpillars, grasshoppers, or aquatic larvae. Cast into deeper areas and pull it back with a hitchy or jerky retrieve. From a boat just hang the jig straight down and jig it at various depths.
Worms and Powerbait are always options. Both baits reliably catch trout everywhere they’re tried. You can fish bait with splitshot on the bottom, or you can suspend it from a bobber. Just don’t put on large pieces of bait — trout take forage very gently, and they will eat a long worm away one bite at a time. Just use a little chunk slipped over the hook like a sock.
You can even fish flies without a fly rod — it’s not ideal, but it can be done. Tie a dry fly to the end of your line or leader, then place a clear water-filled bobber about a foot or two up the line (for casting weight). Then cast the dry to rising fish. You can also hang wet flies, streamers, and nymphs under a bobber and float them past areas where trout are holding.
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