Red worms hooked once through the middle, no weight. Let them wriggle. You'll outfish everyone

DOA shrimp or Vudu shrimp.

But really live shrimp if you can get it

I bet this is one of the oldest debates in human history

Depends on the species, size, environment, what’s hatching, method of fishing, and more

Worms

Bobber, 2 1/2-3ft space, and a #10 hook with waxworm usually limit out with this setup.

I get a lot of trout to chase my rooster tail but never strike it. But i fish a small stocked stream

Live bait trumps all Eggs for lakes Waxworms on a bobber for streams or a split shot with some Berkeley powerbait

Butter Worms specifically the orange and yellow colored ones

Live bait: shrimp, worms, wax worms, or crickets (Depends on the area or lake v.s. Stream)

Artificial: powerbait worms Carolina rigged, hooked whacky style with a small treble hook or a 1/32 oz panther martin

Fresh oily guts work the best, but in most stocked trout places you can’t use chum as bait

I rarely use lures for trout fishing. Float drift fishing with single eggs and wool have always caught fish. If you're fishing the Quinsam you'll catch them with french fries. Lol

Here in the states, I always caught a lot of trout on the Panther Martin spinners. Especially the bumblebee one, the black and yellow one absolutely kills it for me. Silver KastMasters, rooster tails, those are all things I’ve caught a lot of fish on.

Fished the island my whole life, can’t go wrong with a steelhead worm or bead under a float especially now as the salmon are entering our waters, sea run cutties will be following them up to feed on the eggs. Blue fox spinners and Gibbs crocs spoons are hard to beat as well, just ensure you’re using a single barbless hook as per regulations in all our rivers.

Roostertails for me. 1/6th size

For fishing rivers a soft bead or steelhead worm under a float is nearly impossible to beat, small spoons and spinners can work well too, though I prefer to fish those in lakes. Gibbs croc spoons and blue fox vibrax spinners are my go to for hardware.

Grab a couple spinners, a couple spoons, and whatever catches your eye. Buy some floats and some worms or powerbait.

Personally, I like the panther Martin spinners. Just have some variety. Cutthroat and rainbows aren’t really difficult. Just need to find them and have something they’re willing to take.

Panther Marting, Mepps Black Fury, small spoon (Len Thompson, Kamlooper) for casting, Flatfish or spoon for trolling

Spoons, spinners and bubble float plus fly combo has worked for me spin casting.

Black and silver specked flatfish for trolling

Spoons or worms for casting, willow leaf for trolling are my favorites

Congrats on those big trout but it should take a much bigger fish to snap 8lb, so maybe lowering drag or trying a Palomar knot would be smart.

Cast, reel, Repeat.

The trout will tell you when and how they want you to go from trout fishing to trout catching.

Bring tin foil salt and pepper to cook them in. Used to start a fire to get coals first when I’d fish high mountain lakes just to cook fresh caught trout

I want to live out the rest of my days as a hermit wherever you are.

Loosen your drag! Let them tire themselves out

Rapalas

All you need for trout is the 3 m's

Mepps Martins and magnets

Mepps #2, panther martin 1/32, and trout magnet jigs

Garlic flavored night crawlers! Absolutely tore em up with them

I prefer 1/32 to 1/16 Oz. tinsel or marabou jigs. If that doesn't work, roostertail or salmon eggs.

Night crawler with a cast a bubble is highly effective for lake fishing. Close to shore in the early (cold) season. Move out farther as it warms up. Berkeley stuff has no place in my kit. Fly lined night crawler in streams is a good bet. Stingers and traps are awesome in the stream. Cast masters with good hooks and spinners of just about any type are effective as well.

Rapala Countdown, rooster tails/mepps, spoons.

Joe’s flies. Consistently my best producers

Lil Jake's have hands down produced far better for me in lakes than any other lure. Silver or gold with red dots Thank me later....

Panther martin bee. Gold spinner, black body with three yellow spots. Works wonders.

Trout magnets (comes in an all-in-one case), Powerbait nuggets/eggs, some size 10-14 hooks, BB size splitshots, Thomas Buoyant spoons are my favorite. I’m sure I can name more things but probably best to keep it simple!

My uncle takes a worm hook and puts a live earthworm on it rigged Texas style with about a third to half the worm trailing off the back. He absolutely destroys trout on that rig.

If you catch a bunch of those river chubs, put them on hooks and go slam some smallmouth bass. Super effective bait.

I mainly fish small streams and creeks across Kentucky and my primary lures are either #0 or 1 Mepps inline spinners and Joe’s Flies. I’ve had god luck with both.

rooster tails, spoons, and basic flies

Rapalas, but only when the water gets back below 70

Morone Swimbaits has some small jerk baits. Match that fish hanging off the hook. The bigger fish will eat fish the size on your hook. You can also cast fly fishing flies under a float on a spinning rod. Its also very effective and fun.

I'm just getting started with trout, but have had the best luck on a 1/32 oz Panther Martin classic. Regular style, yellow and silver.

https://www.panthermartin.com/Lures/spinners/regular

S-shaped lures like ABU Toby, natural colours work best, big & small. For me spinners have been a hit and a miss, Mepps have caught the most.

Panther Martin size 6 rainbow trout dressed, or a size 6 bras body in silver dressed.

Rooster Tails

my friends who fish for trout have told me that marshmallows work well