Favorite early season trout lure

[Mikey topaz]

Fly rod - blue wing olives,scuds,goldribbed hares ear,midges,san juan worms!
Spinning- rapala gold and silver,panthermartin spinners,

[dfish28]

Bait: #12 gami with a split shot 1' up, to just hold bottom in a stream with a superworm and a piece of power bait coiled around the head of the worm just enough to cover the head.

Lure: my goto in smaller places is the 1/32 prop blade rooster tail in white, and if you saw my rapala box you would understand how much I like them... In larger waters.

[Jigman13]

panther martins, hair jigs, rapala cd3s...

[acaravaglia]

Early = Spinners, rooster tails and panther martins. Some years gold, some years silver. For the breeders in the ponds, cant go wrong with a 1/2 oz. cast master.

few weeks in, all about the plugs. 2"-3" repalas.

[ScowardNJ]

I like those little prop blade rooster tails. The smallest ones they make

[muskynut]

By far the CD3 rapala.....CANNOT fish with bait....these lures are so effective for numbers and GIANT trout......they really should be outlawed they are just that good........Capt. Dave

[kcritch]

Originally Posted by muskynut

By far the CD3 rapala.....CANNOT fish with bait....these lures are so effective for numbers and GIANT trout......they really should be outlawed they are just that good........Capt. Dave

Thought for sure you were going to say that "Trout" was your favorite bait! I hear Muskys love'em!

[RWole]

I have used Rapalas, Mepps, Rooster Tails which are all great lures.
But when fishing a lake or reservoir during stocking Thomas spoons
are awesome.

[buzzbaiter]

Plain old Panther Martin, gold, 1/16 oz. It will catch anything and everything but especially trout. Pinch dem barbs down!

[The Birdman]

Originally Posted by acaravaglia

Early = Spinners, rooster tails and panther martins. Some years gold, some years silver. For the breeders in the ponds, cant go wrong with a 1/2 oz. cast master.

few weeks in, all about the plugs. 2"-3" repalas.

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Gold and black dot panther M and gold castmaster's first