3 Days of Trout Fishing in the Mountains!

In this video I showed the process I go through nearly every weekend looking for winter trout. It is not unusual for me to fish 4 or 5 different creeks in a weekend looking for trout that are willing to bite. Depending on the weather I may even squeeze in another creek or two. On this particular weekend my first two days were tough but I made up for it on the third day.

The first day I attempted to fish some freestone creeks purely because I was happy they were finally free of ice. I let my excitement for open water overpower my knowledge that winter fishing in a freestone stream is nearly impossible, especially in high water. I tried 2 different creeks before giving up. I had a total of 2 fish get off, both small native brook trout.

The second day I tried a limestone stream that I never had a ton of luck at but I figured it was better than fishing a freestone stream. The temperature had dropped overnight and I got an extra 5 inches of snow which made the fishing almost impossible once again. With temperature hovering around 20 degrees almost everything was freezing which added get another layer of difficulty. I was lucky to be able to avoid the skunk with one stocked brown trout before I froze to death.

The third day it warmed up and I tried a spring creek desperate for a fish. With temperatures pushing 40 degrees the fish seemed to be a lot more active and I was able to catch 4 wild rainbow trout. After a few hours of fishing the pressure on the spring creek got a bit ridiculous so I decided to make a move to another freestone stream hoping that the warmer weather had the fish biting. Although the freestone stream was still tough I did come away with 2 beautiful brook trout which completed my trifecta for the weekend.

THINGS I LEARNED:
1. Winter trout are predictable which is good and bad.
2. Look for "winter holes" and don't waste unnecessary time on the summer runs.
3. Low and slow is a necessity and green nymphs rock.

Hope everyone enjoys this 3 day, 5 creek, adventure. This video took a lot more time to film and edit and any feedback would be appreciated. As always thanks for the support!