a small hook to the end of the line. This is where you will add a ball of Power bait that will then float off of the bottom. This technique will work in most lakes throughout the country, especially if there are stocked trout swimming around.

But as I said before, I don't want to focus on stocked trout.

When river fishing with bait, live bait will be your best bet. The synthetic baits have never worked well for me with "native" trout. "Native" trout are trout that were born and continue to live in a particular stream or river. Thus becoming "native" rather than planted from an outside source. In any

Some people may think I'm talking about some "airy fairy" new age subject when I title my article - How To Catch A Rainbow - but that's not what's going on here. I'm speaking of the beautiful Rainbow Trout. Otherwise known as a rainbow for short. So how does a person go about catching a Rainbow? That's what we're going to discuss here.

For our purposes I'm not writing about the "darts" that we all know and love. A dart is a stocked trout. We've all seen them. All of their fins have been rubbed off from swimming in a tank with so many other fish. It makes them all but finless. And they thus resemble a "dart". The other name that fits these genetic anomalies well is "finless wonders". In any case, that's not what we are going to be discussing here. We're going to focus on a true Rainbow Trout that was born in a body of water and has been swimming free for years just as God created it.

The first thing you have to do is locate a Rainbow. Rainbow Trout like colder water temperatures. They prefer water from 50 to 60 degrees and will tolerate temperatures up to 75 degrees. With that little tidbit of information, we obviously want to start looking in the northern part of the United States. Rainbows inhabit both lakes and streams, as long as the water temperature is cold enough. This obviously means that on hot summer days, as the water temperature in a given body of water is reaching it's peak for the day, an angler isn't going to have a ton of success fishing for rainbows.

Fishing success is typically greatest in the spring and fall. Rainbow trout are voracious feeders and strong swimmers willing to hit a wide variety of lures, baits, and flies. Many anglers prefer weighted spinners. The wobbling spoon is another fine rainbow lure. Fly fishers find that streamers, muddlers, and egg patterns fished near the bottom can be depended on to do the trick; black and red, especially fluorescent red, seem to add something of value to the presentation.

If you're more of a bait fisherman, the good old earthworm or power bait are great bets. A bottom rig is the way to go when fishing on a lake. For those who aren't familiar with this technique, start with a 1/2 ounce egg sinker. Slip it onto your line then tie a #10 barrel swivel onto your line. Now tie another section of line onto the other end of the barrel swivel. You want this length of line to be the length that you want your bait to float off of the bottom. Now attach a small hook to the end of the line. This is where you will add a ball of Power bait that will then float off of the bottom. This technique will work in most lakes throughout the country, especially if there are stocked trout swimming around.

But as I said before, I don't want to focus on stocked trout.

When river fishing with bait, live bait will be your best bet. The synthetic baits have never worked well for me with "native" trout. "Native" trout are trout that were born and continue to live in a particular stream or river. Thus becoming "native" rather than planted from an outside source. In any

dart". The other name that fits these genetic anomalies well is "finless wonders". In any case, that's not what we are going to be discussing here. We're going to focus on a true Rainbow Trout that was born in a body of water and has been swimming free for years just as God created it.

The first thing you have to do is locate a Rainbow. Rainbow Trout like colder water temperatures. They prefer water from 50 to 60 degrees and will tolerate temperatures up to 75 degrees. With that little tidbit of information, we obviously want to start looking in the northern part of the United States. Rainbows inhabit both lakes and streams, as long as the water temperature is cold enough. This obviously means that on hot summer days, as the water temperature in a given body of water is reaching it's peak for the day, an angler isn't going to have a ton of success fishing for rainbows.

Fishing success is typically greatest in the spring and fall. Rainbow trout are voracious feeders and strong swimmers willing to hit a wide variety of lures, baits, and flies. Many anglers prefer weighted spinners. The wobbling spoon is another fine rainbow lure. Fly fishers find that streamers, muddlers, and egg patterns fished near the bottom can be depended on to do the trick; black and red, especially fluorescent red, seem to add something of value to the presentation.

If you're more of a bait fisherman, the good old earthworm or power bait are great bets. A bottom rig is the way to go when fishing on a lake. For those who aren't familiar with this technique, start with a 1/2 ounce egg sinker. Slip it onto your line then tie a #10 barrel swivel onto your line. Now tie another section of line onto the other end of the barrel swivel. You want this length of line to be the length that you want your bait to float off of the bottom. Now attach a small hook to the end of the line. This is where you will add a ball of Power bait that will then float off of the bottom. This technique will work in most lakes throughout the country, especially if there are stocked trout swimming around.

But as I said before, I don't want to focus on stocked trout.

When river fishing with bait, live bait will be your best bet. The synthetic baits have never worked well for me with "native" trout. "Native" trout are trout that were born and continue to live in a particular stream or river. Thus becoming "native" rather than planted from an outside source. In any

th lakes and streams, as long as the water temperature is cold enough. This obviously means that on hot summer days, as the water temperature in a given body of water is reaching it's peak for the day, an angler isn't going to have a ton of success fishing for rainbows.

Fishing success is typically greatest in the spring and fall. Rainbow trout are voracious feeders and strong swimmers willing to hit a wide variety of lures, baits, and flies. Many anglers prefer weighted spinners. The wobbling spoon is another fine rainbow lure. Fly fishers find that streamers, muddlers, and egg patterns fished near the bottom can be depended on to do the trick; black and red, especially fluorescent red, seem to add something of value to the presentation.

If you're more of a bait fisherman, the good old earthworm or power bait are great bets. A bottom rig is the way to go when fishing on a lake. For those who aren't familiar with this technique, start with a 1/2 ounce egg sinker. Slip it onto your line then tie a #10 barrel swivel onto your line. Now tie another section of line onto the other end of the barrel swivel. You want this length of line to be the length that you want your bait to float off of the bottom. Now attach a small hook to the end of the line. This is where you will add a ball of Power bait that will then float off of the bottom. This technique will work in most lakes throughout the country, especially if there are stocked trout swimming around.

But as I said before, I don't want to focus on stocked trout.

When river fishing with bait, live bait will be your best bet. The synthetic baits have never worked well for me with "native" trout. "Native" trout are trout that were born and continue to live in a particular stream or river. Thus becoming "native" rather than planted from an outside source. In any

can be depended on to do the trick; black and red, especially fluorescent red, seem to add something of value to the presentation.

If you're more of a bait fisherman, the good old earthworm or power bait are great bets. A bottom rig is the way to go when fishing on a lake. For those who aren't familiar with this technique, start with a 1/2 ounce egg sinker. Slip it onto your line then tie a #10 barrel swivel onto your line. Now tie another section of line onto the other end of the barrel swivel. You want this length of line to be the length that you want your bait to float off of the bottom. Now attach a small hook to the end of the line. This is where you will add a ball of Power bait that will then float off of the bottom. This technique will work in most lakes throughout the country, especially if there are stocked trout swimming around.

But as I said before, I don't want to focus on stocked trout.

When river fishing with bait, live bait will be your best bet. The synthetic baits have never worked well for me with "native" trout. "Native" trout are trout that were born and continue to live in a particular stream or river. Thus becoming "native" rather than planted from an outside source. In any

a small hook to the end of the line. This is where you will add a ball of Power bait that will then float off of the bottom. This technique will work in most lakes throughout the country, especially if there are stocked trout swimming around.

But as I said before, I don't want to focus on stocked trout.

When river fishing with bait, live bait will be your best bet. The synthetic baits have never worked well for me with "native" trout. "Native" trout are trout that were born and continue to live in a particular stream or river. Thus becoming "native" rather than planted from an outside source. In any case synthetic baits have never performed well for me for anything other than stocked trout. So you're best bet to catch a rainbow in moving water will be some form of live bait, whether it be worms, minnows, crickets, crayfish, mealworms, etc. You'll want to use something for bait that the rainbows are used to eating. The more natural the presentation, the better. You may want to consider employing a set of gang hooks to achieve a very natural presentation. The bottom line is that you want your live bait to appear as natural as is possible. The more natural the bait appears, the more rainbow's you will catch. It's that simple.