Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

We normally cure (gravad lax) or smoke our trout. Occasionally, oven bake.

Originally Posted by MB

Some of you catch a lot of trout. What's your preferred method of preparation and cooking? I asked a while back, but it would be good to update.

Pan fried in butter, sprinkling of salt n pepper with a side of Cole slaw. We get farmed ones here and that's how I like those. with skin, actually skin is the best part, it gets crispy and taste great.

Originally Posted by Inder

Pan fried in butter, sprinkling of salt n pepper with a side of Cole slaw. We get farmed ones here and that's how I like those. with skin, actually skin is the best part, it gets crispy and taste great.

I grew up eating trout cooked just like that. After a decade of good eating saltwater fish, I can barely stand trout now, but I'm trying as I still enjoy trout trout fishing when opportunity allows.

Nice chunky 3lb jack from yesterdays night fishing mission

I bought some new Braid for the spinning rod yesterday. Daiwa Tournament Evo X8. Spooled it up last night, it is unbelievable just so smooth like finest silk. 0.14mm 10.2 kg
Havent fished it but I could tell straight away it is going to be something special - ran the whole 150 metres out through long grass etc and there was zero resistance to wind in, had to run it through a folded towel to get a little tension on the reel

So to add to my last post: Had a few casts in a paddock with a very small weight. The braid performed faultlessly with easy long casts. Bounced the weight on retrieve to produce slack, no loops or twists just laid on perfectly. It has a silicone coating which is what makes it so slippery.
For comparison 9kg spider wire 0.23mm. Dragon hybrid flourocarbon mono ( seriously thin for mono ) 5kg 0.20mm and the Evo x8 10.2kg 0.14mm

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

So to add to my last post: Had a few casts in a paddock with a very small weight. The braid performed faultlessly with easy long casts. Bounced the weight on retrieve to produce slack, no loops or twists just laid on perfectly. It has a silicone coating which is what makes it so slippery.
For comparison 9kg spider wire 0.23mm. Dragon hybrid flourocarbon mono ( seriously thin for mono ) 5kg 0.20mm and the Evo x8 10.2kg 0.14mm

My new Daiwa trout reel came spooled with same stuff. Was recommended by supplier of rod and reel. Mind you I guess they had a vested interest in!!

Originally Posted by mikee

My new Daiwa trout reel came spooled with same stuff. Was recommended by supplier of rod and reel. Mind you I guess they had a vested interest in!!

Was it the Evo 8 or J 8 ?
I put it on a Stradic which at the time I got it I think were better than Daiwa reels but now I reckon Daiwa has edged out Shimano, certainly a Daiwa is better value for the money

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Was it the Evo 8 or J 8 ?
I put it on a Stradic which at the time I got it I think were better than Daiwa reels but now I reckon Daiwa has edged out Shimano, certainly a Daiwa is better value for the money

This stuff Daiwa Evo+ Tournament X8 18.8lb its bloody thin

Originally Posted by mikee

This stuff Daiwa Evo+ Tournament X8 18.8lb its bloody thin

Thats the stuff, only I got the 22.4 lb stuff. I reckon @Dundee needs some too

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Thats the stuff, only I got the 22.4 lb stuff. I reckon @Dundee needs some too

Ha ha still waiting for the bloody river to clear,seem to get one clear river day a month since May. Hopefully on for the weekend.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I bought some new Braid for the spinning rod yesterday. Daiwa Tournament Evo X8. Spooled it up last night, it is unbelievable just so smooth like finest silk. 0.14mm 10.2 kg
Havent fished it but I could tell straight away it is going to be something special - ran the whole 150 metres out through long grass etc and there was zero resistance to wind in, had to run it through a folded towel to get a little tension on the reel

@Moa Hunter do you attach the braid directly to lure/spinner or do you have a section of mono/fluro from the braid to hook?

Originally Posted by wsm junkie

@Moa Hunter do you attach the braid directly to lure/spinner or do you have a section of mono/fluro from the braid to hook?

Attach a piece of mono about 1.6 mtrs to the braid using this knot : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddZwavVtIpI. Then tie directly to the mono or better use a Dragon clip - these are tiny little clips like a miniature version of the clip on a swivel clip.
This braid is very fine so I had to bulk out the spool with mono - tie the braid to the empty spool, wind it on and then join it to some old mono, keep winding on the mono until spool is correctly filled, cut the mono. Then take it all off, tie the mono end to the spool ( reversing the line end for end) and wind on so the spool is full and the braid is on top. Next fishing season run the braid out and cut the mono - braid join and turn the braid around and rejoin to the mono so the unused section (new) is on top and the fish section of braid is down at the mono

Bloody hell @Moa Hunter.....6lb mono is all we need here

Originally Posted by Dundee

Bloody hell @Moa Hunter.....6lb mono is all we need here

He says until a fish throws the poorly set hook, on a long cast of stretchy mono.
Dragon mono 3.3 kg = 0.16mm. Maxima 6lb mono 0.22mm. Diawa 22lb braid 0.14mm no stretch

You only live twice Dundee