Sugar Ridge Trout

[daniel240]

Thanks Bassmaniac, I already have a trout stamp. I bought one a couple weeks ago when I went steelhead fishing in northern IN. Thanks for the tips, I will definetely give it a try either saturday or sunday afternoon. I will also be fishing from the bank. What size hook did you use and did you use a sinker or bobber?

[raporter]

Better make that cattail pit. There are some real good gills and redears in Bethel too.

[daniel240]

Well I fished Bethel Pit this afternoon and I did not catch one trout. I caught one little bluegill and that was it. I used canned corn and fished 5ft to 20ft. What is your secret Bassmanic?

[bassmanic1]

Danny ,
Well I hate to hear that . Did you bank fish ? I usally go in the jon boat so I can cover more water . I went crappie fishing this afternoon and the bite was slow , only caught 4 small ones but it was enough for supper . Did you try throwing some corn out into the pit as chum ? The trout are in there but it may have just been a bad day . Was any one else fishing or having any luck ? Hope you have better luck next time .

[daniel240]

Danny ,
Well I hate to hear that . Did you bank fish ? I usally go in the jon boat so I can cover more water . I went crappie fishing this afternoon and the bite was slow , only caught 4 small ones but it was enough for supper . Did you try throwing some corn out into the pit as chum ? The trout are in there but it may have just been a bad day . Was any one else fishing or having any luck ? Hope you have better luck next time .

I did fish off the bank. I walked on the trail to the right of the boat ramp and fished around the corner where the "T" is on the pit. I also tried thowing some corn out as well, but no luck. There was one other man out there in a boat. He said it was his first time fishing the pit as well and he said he fished all morning without a bite. Maybe I will try it again next week. Did you fish off the bottom or were you using a bobber or anything with the corn?

[bassmanic1]

Dan ,
I almost always use canned corn fished close to the bottom under a slip bobber for trout . It seems to work better but I have had some luck with the Berkley Trout Nuggets also . I think the main thing is that if they { trout } are not biting in one spot , try another . Thats were a boat is really nice . I also have a Humming LCD finder so I will move around until I get something on it . You may want to try changing the depth you are fishing , this often helps . The last thing is always the weather . Sometimes they just wont bite because of the barometer or who knows why . I would like to get up there this month if it warms up any and will let you know what happens .