Winter Trout Tips

Trout are looking for warmer water during the cold months and with the surface temperature being between 60 and 65 degrees for the last couple of weeks that's where we found them. I did find them in clean deep water not to far from the pass, however it was a body of water that didn't have much current movement. Yes the tide moved, however not fast enough to cause the colder surface water to mix with the deeper warmer waters. I also had my clients slow down on the retrieve if moving at all. Just a little twitch of the rod and a crank or two on the reel to catch the eye of a trout. It worked for us on our trips so give it a try, think warm dark bottom, clean water but not moving, and slow the retrieve.