Spin gear I prefer light line 2lbs but 4lb isn't out of the question. Fluorocarbon increases your numbers but isn't essential in those line sizes above. You can use what ever line you have then just a a smaller leader from a leader spool if need be as well.
What to use:
Artificial- trout magnets if i could only have one it would be white, three add black and pink for up there. Inline spinners keep small 1/32 or 1/16 in pretty much same colors. Small rapala countdown type baits work well in addition to those.
Bait- corn works as does the multi-colored (flavored) small marshmallows you buy at the store. Red wigglers work good but there is a trick I was taught years ago that seems pretty much standard on trout streams for added success. Use light line (4lb fluorocarbon) with a small hook and a BB shot. Thread the worm on leaving half on half off then add a chartreuse crappie nibble on the hook point to cover it. For some reason trout come unglued on this setup. When I bait fished for them, I emptied countless tubs catching trout on about every worm.
Disclaimer * if you fish in the national park city limits it is single hook artificial baits only *
Smallies you can get buy with 6 maybe... 8lb test. They will hit a wide variety of things but if you can catch them on topwater why throw anything else. Long cast ahead as some pool s are shallow. They will hit live minnows on a hook + split shot drifted into deep holes or current areas.
Last edited by Travis C.; 07-22-2014 at 08:38 PM.
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