Daniel Ambrose answers:

The best tip I can give you for trout fishing anywhere is to get off the beaten path. The easy spots near roads and public parking spots get hit early and often, try to find places that are harder to get to and you will find more and bigger fish. Talk to the locals to see what flies work best for that area if you are fly fishing. I have mostly fished them with nightcrawlers and had great success over the years. Some #6 Tru Turn hooks, different size split shot sinkers and a couple dozen crawlers are all you need if you go that route. Use a light enough split shot so that the crawler will drift down stream a little when you bump it. I carry an old plastic container from when I used to chew as my “tackle box”, a pair of needle nose pliers and a stringer making it easy to cover a lot of ground/water. I like to have a couple of Panther Martin spinners on hand also, in a couple of different colors. Good luck!

Daniel Ambrose answers:

Scottish trout are some of the best in the uk (brown trout). They grow quickly and eleganlty, but its not the size that counts
First off good luck for when you go there, it will be a ton of fun, no matter what.
I’ve fished all my life, and one thing i can tell you about trout (any sort, rainbow, brown and even brook trout) they all love a good old fresh maggot. If you can get your hands on some maggots whilst your up there, try to get them no sooner than a couple days before. If you can, try and get a mix tub of maggots where there all white and lively ones, and red and dead ones now i know what you might think, the white and lively are better right? In some cases yes, but a killer maggot tactic is two or three white and lively, with a red and dead one inbetween. Why? Because when you put the red one on the hook, when it will be in the water it will release the gunk/blood inside it, spreading a smell in the water which will attract the fish, and the white and lively ones will trigger the trout to feed. Now remember with the live ones allways put the hook through their eyes ( in through one, and out the other), the eyes are right on the face of the maggot, this allows the maggot to move more.

One tip ive heard some fisherman say (which i will never try) is to put the maggots on your tongue before you put them on the hook, their reason is to warm up the maggot and make it more lively. I reccomend it because it makes sence, but i have and never will try it for obvious reasons

Another great tip is to use worms, trout go crazy for worms, its no secerate, just get a worm put a hook through the top, and then get its middle and put the hook in and out through there.
Just remember if your using a ledger (weight) instead of a bubble float, put a couple of poly balls on the hook first to make the bait float.

Now on to the potentially kiler tactic. If you fish the following when the fish are rising, you will have so much fun!

Set up your line so there are three droppers, then a bubble attached to the end (you can use a swivel for the bubble) on the three dropers attach a fly to each of them. I reccomend a claret bumble, a dabbler and a Peter Ross (allround good flies for scotland. Space the flies atleast 9 inches appart, and have the droppers around 6-8 inches long each.

Cast the bubble out over the fish (not on top, far over if possible) and reel in your line at a non disturbing pace, then when your on top of the rising fish, slow down the retrieve, and watch in wander as the fish attack your flies.

If you want more information on how to set up the last method, simply type into google bubble and fly methos tutorial, and you should get a good answer there, or try youtube.

Whick ever you choose as best answer, leave in the feedback part how you got on with the fishing
Hope you catch,
Tight lines!

Daniel Ambrose answers:

Well if the fish you are fishing for are stocked you can use a whole hell of a lot of lures/baits. Worms will work well in small creeks and catch a lot of Rainbow trout (stocked) spinners I find more effective for Brook trout but you can catch rainbows on spinners as well. I’d start out with a nightcrawler (only like 1/3 of it) and let it float naturally downstream as far as you can get it. Then reel it in slowly giving it a few taps to attract the fish. Do the same with rooster tails or any small spinner. Cast far out and reel in rather quickly as trout are smart and like fast presentation. Well it isn’t trout season but if you live in Alaska, Colorado, Montana, or Maine you should be in luck. Other baits you can use as well are crayfish, powerbaits, and salmon eggs. As far as lures you can use small rapalas, spoons, and Berkley trout worms are quite effective as well. Best of luck to you and hope you bring home some massive trout to eat.

Daniel Ambrose answers:

Try live bait first such as nightcrawlers, wax worms, minnows, or meal worms, then id try powerbait either rainbow, orange w/glitter, or chartruese w/glitter, if they dont hit that try spinners, spoons, or any other lure

Daniel Ambrose answers:

Good stuff. My favorite Brautigan book was “The Hawkline Monster.”

Daniel Ambrose answers:

Do you start with a snake appetizer?