Pan fish vs Trout

[davidl]

Went out today to try and catch some trout but all's i got was crappie, bluegills and perch. I tried trolling a small inline-spinner bait, caught a gill, jigging in 30 fow with a crawler, caught a crappie, then a perch. It got cloudy in early PM and fish were jumping all over the pond but I just can't seem to get into a trout. Can anybody give some tips?

[massfisher]

Were you fishing at browning for trout because i know that you like to fish there a lot.  Well i was there last week and the fish were 21 feet down to 24 feet down and then right before it got dark they started taking flat lines with a bouyant spoon.  on top trolling in the shallows on the boat ramp end

[davidl]

Yeah I was there, good one . I saw the fish on my graph a little deeper, about 25-30 fow, jigging with a worm got me a crappie though. When I tried tro troll the flats I got gills, I was using a small spinner that stays on or near the top, I took sharp turns so that it would sink as a zigzagged. I have also caught boatloads of gills with a'trout magnet' over the shallows, go figure 

[massfisher]

I would try again right before dark up in those shallows because they will hold there with the water temperatures dropping.  you should try a bronze or copper bouyant on the back with red white and black dots on the front or a copper colorado.  They might even hit a streamer gettting pulled acroos the top they loved the streamers there this spring. good luck when you go again.

[davidl]

thanks

[bwalleye]

I suggest you fry those little panfish coated with a little dry pancake mix, add a little tarter sauce and forget the trout    Just my humble opinion.

[davidl]

bwalleye
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