In an effort to be I the water more I'm taking up other fish to target besides bass. I have a good buddy who exclusively targets trout and travels all over chasing them with a fly rod or center pin. Linked up with him this evening to learn how to target trout better then my accidental hook up when they smash a spinner bait or rattle trap when I'm fishing for smallies.

He gave me one of his hand tied 1/32 oz maribu jigs and a float I tied it onto my drop shotting set up and tried it out. Lost my first one that hit but got the second one on the infamous last cast and I'm going home cast. Needless to say I'm hooked I'm getting a trout set up or two and going back Sunday and Monday.

Awesome rainbow! Slip float fishing for trout is one of the first presentations we use after ice out. Great picture!

Nice, I often catch them when using a long crank that is back back with silver sides. Never target them on purpose though.

This was my first time targeting them. I usually catch them in the spring fishing for small mouth they like white spinnerbaits slow rolled. I might throw one tomorrow or Monday at the dam show me something different and turn heads from all the guys throwing eggs and flys.

Nice fish! Marabou jigs work great on trout.

Nice, I often catch them when using a long crank that is back back with silver sides. Never target them on purpose though.

Rebel floater

Rebel floater

I'm not real sure what lure it is my grand has about 20 of them in his tackle box.

I'm not real sure what lure it is my grand has about 20 of them in his tackle box.

Red eyes and smooth?

Red eyes and smooth?

No I think yellow eyes and that scale texture.