How do you ice fish for rainbow trout?

Asked by: John Vanneman

How do you rig for ice fishing trout?

First thing to do is. Step number two he walked out to the ice you found a nice squat you want to set up shop drill. Your holes keeping centralized location always have a home spot.

What is the best bait for ice fishing for trout?

The best live baits for anglers ice fishing for rainbow trout are mealworms, wax worms, spikes, and small live minnows. These are all readily available at tackle shops that cater to ice fishermen. Live baits can be presented on a small hook. A small split shot can be used to get the bait down to the desired depth.

How do you rig up for rainbow trout?

You know you can put any kind of heavy sinker on a on a line above a barrel swivel or on a on a 3-way swivel or anything like that I prefer these eggs the slip sinker.

How do you ice fish properly?

Drive it upwards boom. There we go what a beautiful bluegill. Hey look at that now we want to hold it like this keep it out of the water we don't want to put it down on the ice.

What depth do trout feed at ice fishing?

Trout often cruise just a foot or three beneath the ice, and one of the reasons many ice fishermen only encounter them on rare occasions is that they’re fishing far below most of the fish. Third, fish relatively shallow areas. Flats of four to 10 feet are plenty deep for finding trout under the ice.

What depth do you fish rainbow trout?

3-4 split shots should get your bait down 5-8 ft. from the surface. During the warmer months, Trout are at-least 15 ft. deep and can even get down to 160 ft.

Does PowerBait work for ice fishing?

Re: power bait under the ice



Occaisonally it does work better than worms or other natural baits. So if you have sucess with it, keep using it I say. I have seen it catch brookies and cutts as well. Even saw a guy catch a laker on a small ball of powerbait.

How do you rig a PowerBait for ice fishing?

We've got power baits got one and worms got two that rainbow definitely swam right by the PowerBait. And was like nope. I go right for that worm. Okay Klingon worms hear that they're bait in there.

Do Nightcrawlers work for ice fishing?

Nightcrawlers can be an excellent bait for ice fishing, depending on the fish species you want to catch. They are one of the best ice fishing baits for all kinds of trout, and also work well for crappie and other panfish.

What depth should I ice fish?

In my experience, I’ve found that most of the best ice-fishing action comes in water from 3-to-20 feet deep. I like to set up my traps so that they cover a variety of depths. Areas with rock piles, weed beds, or dramatic contours are all good spots.