Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Best lures by season
Pre-spawn
- Spinnerbait — slow-rolled along banks, white· State agency brown trout guide
Spawn
- Inline Spinner — swung across current, gold· Mepps trout selection guide
Post-spawn
- Spoon — cast and retrieved, gold· State agency brown trout guide
Summer
- Jerkbait — twitched at dawn near cover, natural shad· In-Fisherman summer brown trout
Fall
- Swimbait — slow-rolled (fall run), brown trout· In-Fisherman fall brown trout patterns
Winter
- Jerkbait — slow twitch-pause in deep pools, brown trout· In-Fisherman cold-water brown trout