A quote from an old St Croix catalog "There is nothing more annoying than good weather"
Although I have been complaining about the north wind for a couple weeks, you will never here me complain about rainy days. Rainy days mean my favorite spots will be quite lonesome ( in a good way) places to fish. Today in little old North Attleboro, MA it was a rainy day. Although the temperature barely hit 49 degrees, dressed properly, it wasn't to bad. Trout fishing was slow today. The fish were around but they were not particularly aggressive.
I started with the brown Roostertail from a couple days ago on one pole and powerbait nuggets on the other. I didn't have any luck on the Roostertail, so I switched it up with a casting bubble and and a fly ( wooly bugger). Within minutes I caught a 14 inch rainbow. I also managed to catch a 7 inch yellow perch. Both fish were caught within 10 minutes. An important note to the story, the wooly bugger that I caught the trout on was a fly that made myself. This is the first fish I've ever caught on a fly that I made not bought. After that I couldn't buy a bite with the set up. The wind picked up and the water got a little rough. I guessed that with the rough water the trout could not find the fly. So, I switched back to the spinner and picked up another 14 incher.
So you ask, what about the rod with powerbait. well I'm glad you asked. I got 5 hits on that rod. Unfortunately, the trout did not hold on long enough for me to catch them. Twice I was next to the rod when I got a hit. Both times the fish just hit the nugget and bolted without taking it. I have a suprise for the trout next time they do this. I bought some mealworms at the pet store tonight. I am going to tip the hook with them. I doubt any trout will be able to resist a struggling mealworm and nugget. I hope my theory is correct. Only time will tell.
