Winter can be a hard time to catch trout, even out of your best honey-holes. For one, the trout are slower due to cold temperatures, and two, there just aren't as many trout to catch. The leftovers from fall stockings are now smarter and more accustomed to what is real food. They're also more cautious.
The best way to combat this is to slow down your presentation, fish deeper holes, and use natural (or very natural looking) bait. This means corn, worms, minnows, and woolly buggers are in.
Many seasoned fishermen swear by brown or green woolly buggers this time of year- ones with bead heads- floated down the river/stream or slowly reeled in at lakes.
Nymphs are always a great option for fly-fishermen in winter, but check your stream for hatches first. Midges are usually a good constant for winter.
Others still claim that Powerbait is the way to go, and most say that green or brown works best. A slowly presented green/black Trout Magnet helped me land a small rainbow the other day.
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