Trout trifecta in PA

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Doug Vitale

Shallow water and spoons don't go well together. I try to use spoons in high, fast water. Stand upstream from the spot where you want to present the spoon. Cast the spoon toward 12:00 and let it settle; the current will pick it up and it will start wobbling downstream. When the spoon reaches 9:00 or 3:00, retrieve slowly. Be careful not to cast too far upstream if you use this technique otherwise the current will push the spoon down to the bottom and will greatly increase the chance of the lure getting hung up. Try to use at least a 1/6 oz. spoon which will get down deep and tease the fish that are not in the mood to rise to the surface to bite.

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Here's a photo of a wild brook trout I caught in the same stream in 2014. I would put it at 1.5 lbs. easy. He was safely released, but unfortunately I wasn't able to hook into him again in my subsequent two trips. Hopefully he's still swimming out there somewhere.

Thanks for the tips, and that brookie is a beauty.

[AndyS]

LOVE the tri-fecta !!!!!

[Cuz]

That's my son! An adventurer at heart like his Dad! Now if I only could get you to fish saltwater too, you would become an all around fisherman. There's lots to learn about all the different species in the ocean. You will learn that every species takes a different approach, bait, lure, hook and method. And there are many more species to fish for. From top water fish to bottom fish.
Great pictures in your post. Healthy looking fish. Love, Dad