Where to go?

[intothedeep]

LOL they are jerks for sure, and as a brookie fisherman you know how a speck sticks around until he gets the bait sometimes even after they have been stung, not bows. I do my best first ice, this year in early December i iced 4 17" to 19" bows first trip. Next three trips were quick bites and drops. There not big on chasing a bait either like a laker or splake would. On the flasher it is like they lose interest half way through the pursuit.

I believe they are not targeted as much as brookies,splake and lakers because of their finiky habits, i know the old boys in my area de-spise them which basically leaves the rainbow lakes all to myself.

Yup, all true about specs! Don't mark a ton, but 9/10 will stick around and hit, even after being stung... I find them almost as aggressive as lake trout when they are active, but they don't turn on quite as much as lakers... Yeah specs will chase you from 25 feet down up to the hole and back down again, like lakers...

[CalTek]

Sorry about the off topic shenanigans guys. MOD Squad and I have dealt with the culprits accordingly and you should (hopefully) be able to carry on the discussion without the interruptions.

In the future if this happens again please do not hesitate to report it to our team so that we may put it our before it grows into a larger issue.

Side note - I can vouch for KEVERS as an experienced angler as that guy has entered well over 1,000 entries into the OFAH Ontario Angler Awards program since it started in 2004.

[Willaged]

I take what KEVERS says as GOSSPAL!
He's been features in many angling magazines and did an episode of Real Fishing with Bob Izumi. He's the real deal.

[scud_17]

thanks Caltek... and as well to everyone for the tips... i have officially decided that Rainbow trout are way smarter than I. gonna keep after the Lakers and maybe Speckles... as i have yet to see a Splake over 1 pound where i live, i will leave them alone for now!

[Back 2 basic]

Take all the tips that started off the thread, even Pikeattack's. I find alone is better when fishing for bows, less noise. Fish suspended, even in 4 ft. Use flurocarbon leaders, small hooks and tiny split shot. Rainbow have a small mouth for their size so use small bait. I like half a dewy or pin heads.

Some people swear buy 40 fow and fish suspended at 10 ft. I use my Vexilar and jig micro tubes, tungsten jig and bait, forage minnows, small rattle baits and maribooh jigs. Be ready for quick bites and drops, thats what they do. If they hit a line and drop it keep an eye on the other line, they can move very quick from one hole to the next. Make sure with dead sticks they can run line off, put the steel to them quick and hold on.

wow that sounds like a lot of fun. And a new shopping list for next season lol. I'm the kinda guy that can sit on a lake solo all day and still have a blast with or without fish.

[KEVERS]

wow that sounds like a lot of fun. And a new shopping list for next season lol. I'm the kinda guy that can sit on a lake solo all day and still have a blast with or without fish.

They are a blast but only when they co-operate. I find they love to hit when you are eating, walking away from the hole you just scooped or 2 hours after you have lost total interest in them. So do all three at once and your sure to get a bite.