Sea trout lures for estuarys

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Sea trout lures for estuarys

#1 Post by Deleted User 3977 »

Hi,
Theres is a deep pool going into a bay at my house. I can fish it from an hour before 1 1/2 and 1/2 hours after lowtide. ANy lure suggestions,
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Re: Sea trout lures for estuarys

#2 Post by Bolger »

Fabregas9200 wrote:Hi,
Theres is a deep pool going into a bay at my house. I can fish it from an hour before 1 1/2 and 1/2 hours after lowtide. ANy lure suggestions,

Live sand eel wil out fish a lure in a small pool, the sea trout go mad for them and if you cant get live eels then frozen still work but you have fish under a clear bubble float or on a slow retrive.
the Spinners that i find that work are tobys or jensions tobis
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Re: Sea trout lures for estuarys

#3 Post by hugo »

Agree with Bolger there. You can also cut strips of mackeral belly into sandeel shapes and either use them with the bubble float or just freeline them. Best results late evening as light is fading, or dawn if you're dead keen :D

Once you've established sea trout are there, you could then try out your weedless-rigged plastics such as a small shimmer eel, but thats another level up.
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#4 Post by thescotsman »

I have a lure that I find very good in a similar situation, no idea of the name, but I'll find out and post a pic for you.
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#5 Post by Deleted User 3977 »

Oh hugo i DEFINITELY KNOW THERE IS SEA TROUT THERE. I SEE THEM JUMPING EVERY EVENING
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#6 Post by daveyboy »

wondering whether anyone has had any luck using lures in north dublin estuaries?
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Re: Sea trout lures for estuarys

#7 Post by pike man »

silver toby or kilty
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Re: Sea trout lures for estuarys

#8 Post by kieran »

Hi

try a small german sprat, rip it in quick as you can to imitate a sand eel.
Trout will catch it, don't matter how fast you think you can reel it in!

Or try a small delta eel (white plastic) 2 metres behind a casting lead.

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