Unlike brown and brook trout, which reproduce in the fall, rainbow trout spawn in late winter and early spring, right around the time trout fishing gets going in earnest. Here again, egg baits get ...

Live bait like minnows, worms, and PowerBait in natural colors are effective for catching trout. Artificial lures such as Rooster Tails, Panther Martins, and spoons can also be successful ...

Native trout are the ones that have been here for thousands of years, such as brook trout in the mountains of the Northeast ... They feed on a wide range of baits, but they’re also predators that will ...

Other baits that have proven themselves include ... 702,000 brown trout, 132,000 brook trout and 14,000 golden rainbow trout. As with past practice, the average size of the trout produced ...

Brook trout are by far the most colorful species ... I like to start out with a small, aggressive lure, such as a 1.25-inch Rapala Jigging Rap or a 1-inch VMC Rattle Spoon.

A catch and release (artificial lures only) trout season runs ... Fish Hatchery in Elbridge stocks more than 70,000 brook, brown, and rainbow trout in 100 miles of streams in Onondaga County.