Rainbow trout is a popular sport fishing catch. Rainbow trout is stocked in many rapid fishing grounds and special fishing grounds in Finland.
| Finnish Rainbow trout facts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spawning season | - | |
| Spawning place | Do not breed in a natural way | |
| Spawning depth | ||
| Source of nutriment | Benthic animals, insects, fish. | |
| Migrations | ||
| Habitat | rivers and lakes | |
| Activity | ||
| Use as food | Reddish, fat, and tasty. | |
Rainbow trout is often the most important catch on special fishing grounds.
You can fish Brown trout only on special fishing grounds. It is possible to fish Brown trout from a shore or from a boat. If you fish from the a you should first let the lure sink and then reel it, varying the speed.
You can find rainbow trout if it rises or hunts small fish. The best way to catch rainbow trout is often to scour carfully the whole shore by casting systematically.
The darkness in the mornings and evenings are the best times to catch rainbow trout.
Light casting tackles are usually enough for rainbow trout casting. Small woblers and spinners are excelent for rainbow trout fishing.Spinning on lakes Rainbow trout
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Rainbow trout Spinning on Lakes: ©
Rainbow trout Spinning on Lakes: ©
There are rainbow trout on many rapid fishing grounds. Rainbow trout is planted in a lot of rapid fishing grounds in Central Finland.
You should carefully approach the fishing ground when fishing rainbow trout. You should vary the colour and the swimming depth of your lures. You should also vary the reeling speed, for example, by using short pauses.
Areas above rapids, above and below stones, under fallen trees, backflows, and quiet water areas below waterfalls are excellent rainbow trout lodges.
Best time to catch rainbow trout in summer are the darkest hours in the night.It is possible to catch rainbow trout also during the day in autumn and spring.
Shallow-running lures of irritating colours, which imitates the bait fish, are use for brown trout on rapids in Central Finland. It is also possible to use weighed lures to reach the bottom on big rivers.Spinning on running waters Rainbow trout
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Rainbow trout fly-fishing is possible only on special fishing grounds.
You should use dry flies for a rising rainbow trout.
The best time to catch rainbow trout is at sunset and sometimes also in mornings. Weather must be calm and there must be insects on the surface of water.
Upwinged fly imitations and sedgedry flies are excellent for Brown trout fly-fishing. Irritating flies are also popular in rainbow trout fly-fishing.Fly fishing on lakes Rainbow trout
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Rainbow trout bites a fly very aggressively.
Areas above rapids, above and below stones, under fallen trees, backflows and quiet water areas below waterfalls are excellent rainbow trout lodges.
The Best time to catch rainbow trout in summer are the darkest hours in the night. It is possible to catch rainbow trout also during the day in autumn and spring.
Wet flies and dry flies imitating Brown trout baits, as well as fry imitations, are excellent for Brown trout fishing. Irritating flies which are divergently-coloured and moving are excellent for rainbow trout.Fly fishing on running waters Rainbow trout
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Rainbow trout ice fishing is possible on some special fishing grounds in Central Finland. The biggest advantage of rainbow trout ice fishing are the big fish caught by using this method.
When you are ice fishing rainbow trout you should fish from the same hole for a while and wait until rainbow trout swim to the hole. You should beging ice fishing from the bottom and chance the fishing depth every now and then. It can also be effective to jigg directly under the ice. If you catch a rainbow trout you should stay in the same place.
Rainbow trout is fished on special fishing grounds. The best lodges are usually full of holes. It is easy to notice catch places on ice afterwards. Rainbow trout often swim near shores. Abrupt banks near shores are often excellent lodges.
The best time to jigg rainbow trout is early in the morning.
You should use heavier ice fishing tackles than those for perch when ice fishing rainbow trout. You should use a 5 in. ice drill and strong enough fishing line to be able to pull a big rainbow trout on the ice.Ice fishing Rainbow trout
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Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Taivasalla
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Samusenlahti
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Pohjois-Savon vapaa-ajankalastajapiiri ry
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Pohjois-Savon vapaa-ajankalastajapiiri ry
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Suonenjoen Talvionkijat
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Suonenjoen Talvionkijat
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Pohjois-Savon vapaa-ajankalastajapiiri ry
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Pohjois-Savon vapaa-ajankalastajapiiri ry
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Pohjois-Savon vapaa-ajankalastajapiiri ry
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: © Pohjois-Savon vapaa-ajankalastajapiiri ry
Rainbow trout Ice fishing on Lakes: ©
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