{"id":19572,"date":"2018-01-09T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T20:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=19572"},"modified":"2018-01-12T09:44:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T14:44:40","slug":"abc-trout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/01\/09\/abc-trout\/","title":{"rendered":"The ABCs of Trout Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Devin Angleberger<\/p><\/div>\n

There will be a lot of\u00a0trout fishing<\/a>\u00a0opportunities in the next couple of months, offering some great ultra-light fishing fun.<\/p>\n

A light spinning rod and reel is one of the best outfits to use with\u00a0monofilament fishing line of 4- or 6-pound test line.<\/p>\n

When fishing for recently stocked trout<\/a>, a simple hook and split shot rig is all you need. A number 8 or 10 short shank bait hook is a good choice, tied on with an improved clinch knot. Be sure to place a small split shot about 2 feet above the hook. After you cast, the split shot will slowly take your baited hook down to the\u00a0bottom; you may have to adjust the amount of weight to get the desired result.<\/p>\n

Look for pools and slow moving water, cast straight out or slightly upstream, and keep a tight line as your rig moves in the current. The desired effect is to have your bait move slowly along the bottom and settle when your line is at a 45-degree angle downstream from where you\u2019re\u00a0standing.<\/p>\n

\"\"The scent-enhanced dough baits in bright pinkish red or orange are perhaps the best and easiest bait to use. The dough baits come in a small jar and are very convenient; you just squish a small hard ball about the size of a pea around your hook.<\/p>\n

You can expect to get stuck on branches and logs lying on the bottom, so bring plenty of extra hooks and spit shot. If you are fishing in a stocked pond, you can also try fishing with a bobber with your bait several feet below the bobber.<\/p>\n

Have fun and try to keep those fingers warm and feet\u00a0dry!<\/p>\n

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This content is part of the\u00a0Maryland Youth Fishing Club’s<\/a>\u00a0Fish Zone seasonal newsletter.\u00a0Sign up today<\/a>\u00a0to get information delivered straight to your inbox!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There will be a lot of\u00a0trout fishing\u00a0opportunities in the next couple of months, offering some great ultra-light fishing fun. A light spinning rod and reel is one of the best outfits to use with\u00a0monofilament fishing line of 4- or 6-pound test line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,11],"tags":[3966,3114,3965],"class_list":["post-19572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-fisheries","tag-fish-zone","tag-trout","tag-youth-fishing-club"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19572"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19620,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19572\/revisions\/19620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}