Trout Bait.

[walshie 2,804]

We had a couple of friends over for the last few days and we arranged to have a BBQ Friday night. We had all the normal burgers and stuff but the mrs decided she wanted trout.

 

I had no bait at all and digging for 10 minutes produced one tiny worm. My mate insisted trout would take bread, which I didn't believe as I thought they were carnivores. Off we went armed with a couple of slices of bread and this one worm. First cast on the worm produced a small rudd. Second or third cast on bread produced....this!

 

 

Surprised to say the least.

[jonnie bravo 572]

Very nice!

 

I can confirm they take bread too, there's a wee village not too far from me that has a small river running through where the trout compete with the ducks for bread. I've been plagued by them a few times when after chub with breadflake too!

[walshie 2,804]

Great, so it's not a one-off. That will save a bit of digging next time.

 

It was only about 2lb but put up a great fight on light tackle launching itself out of the water. Looking at the size of its tail I can see how.

[Mister Gain 1,759]

Great, so it's not a one-off. That will save a bit of digging next time.

 

It was only about 2lb but put up a great fight on light tackle launching itself out of the water. Looking at the size of its tail I can see how.

 

Used to pick up the occasional trout on bread intended for chub, whilst trotting the Deepdene stretch of the River Mole in Dorking years ago. Have also had eels take bread, again trotted for chub, but during the night on the River Beult in Kent, using one of those green 'glow-in-the-dark' floats you used to have to shine your torch on to activate it, before proper night floats had been invented although in all honesty I did find worms more successful.

[David.evans 5,323]

Great size for the Barbie

Must admit I would have thought bread would have been a no no !

But wrong again , and I thought I knew about fishing

[jonnie bravo 572]

As mister gain says though you will probably find worms more effective

[walshie 2,804]

Worms are more effective than bread. Bread is more effective than no worms.

[DIDO.1 20,804]

First thing I noticed was it's big tail.

[squab 2,875]

nice fish although i always feel they look and smell better than they taste when cooked lol.

 

as for ten minutes digging worms no need,washing up bowl full water little squirt of fairy liquid mixed in and pour on grass,few minutes pick the worms up as they come to surface

[robbo 802]

they like sweetcorn as well walshie when you havent got any bread.

[jonnie bravo 572]

Worms are more effective than bread. Bread is more effective than no worms.

Some would say a lack of worms can be a good thing

[Greyman 25,121]

I,ve had some cracking runs on boilies and bolt rigs from trout when after a large carp that lived in a trout lake near me and trotting bread, down small streams, I would,nt hesitate to use bread, especially if people feed ducks there regularly,

[mackem 23,662]

 

Great, so it's not a one-off. That will save a bit of digging next time.

 

It was only about 2lb but put up a great fight on light tackle launching itself out of the water. Looking at the size of its tail I can see how.

 

Used to pick up the occasional trout on bread intended for chub, whilst trotting the Deepdene stretch of the River Mole in Dorking years ago. Have also had eels take bread, again trotted for chub, but during the night on the River Beult in Kent, using one of those green 'glow-in-the-dark' floats you used to have to shine your torch on to activate it, before proper night floats had been invented although in all honesty I did find worms more successful.

i have seen trout take bread thrown into the water for ducks on the mole at cobham.

[lifelong cumbrian 1,789]

I was out last night at dusk trying for a sea trout, never touched anything but a brownie of about 3/4lb, was fishing a small stoat tail double and a black pennel single on dropper. It took the stoat, when i was removing the fly it spewed a couple of 2 1/2" minnows up.

[tillylamp 1,808]

is kingsmill better than warburtons......or does hovis have the edge................