Trout through the ice?

[Still_Learnin']

I've never caught a trout through the ice but had the opportunity for the first time today. Unfortunately, I could never get one to commit well enough to the bait even though the bluegills loved the jig. So my question is what are some good lures/baits to try to ice some trout? I think that's what I'm going to try to set out and do the next time I go.

 

[DirtyMike]

Kastmasters and Swedish pimples have conned a few in to biting.

 

[Kickemup]

Full minnow under a bobber works well to. Then your hands can be open for a beer.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Salmon eggs or Berkely trout dough formed in a ball around the hook is what I would try. That and the lively minnow mentioned above.

 

[all4eyes]

Genz worm loaded with waxies. most trout lakes don't allow minnows but they work well. Its a blast.

 

[Lostlunker]

I like the small gill pills and I think they are called diamond jig...panfish jigs. I load em up with waxxies and that usually works. My other go to is a green swedish pimple with or without a wax worm. They are super fun to catch they come out of nowhere and by the time you mark them on the flasher/graph they are slamming the lure.

 

[fenwick4life]

You can't go wrong with a white 5" tube jig give or take on length tipped with a minnow. That set-up has iced a lot of lakers in my time.

 

[dean nelson]

Often just a good old bobber split shot and a chunk of worm will win out. Trout at times can get touchy about how much a bait is moving and will only go for a dead stick.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Whole kernel corn right out of the can gobbed on a small hook has worked better than anything for me. Like dean mentioned, Quite often you just have to let the bait sit.

 

[Sluggo]

Regarding minnows on trout lakes, check the regs as some trout lakes in ND have minnow restrictions.

 

[MSA]

orange or red plain hook thru the back of a big fat lively minnow with a weight about a foot above it, then go fish in 1-3 feet of water under the ice close to shore or cattails.....you'll be busy all day if theres trout in that pond.

 

[RM-Plains]

Gumball Jig with a twister tail tipped with a worm . Fished all over MT had lots and lots of success. Also Swedish pimple , color depending on the bite, replace the treble with a single hook and tip with maggots or tip of worm.

 

[svnmag]

This is sort of a big deal back in the Hills. This may be another opp to try a sliver of pork:

 

[KDM]

orange or red plain hook thru the back of a big fat lively minnow with a weight about a foot above it, then go fish in 1-3 feet of water under the ice close to shore or cattails.....you'll be busy all day if theres trout in that pond.

This^^^ However, I would use the smallest minnow you can find and hook it VERY lightly on another rod and let the fish tell you what size bait they want.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

That clam tackle Caviar drop looks interesting for trout (maybe other fish too) when tipped with spikes or a waxie, or it could be designed to catch more fisherman than fish. That is what seems to happen to me, buy more tackle and only use what I already had in my box.

 

[svnmag]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfQH3J3fDow