What gear do you need for brown trout?

Brown trout
Photo : USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

What works, from our species page

  • Dry flies and nymphs matching the hatch
  • Size 0-2 inline spinners
  • Small minnows 3-7 cm (1-3 in)
  • Worms and larvae where bait is permitted

Spring (insect hatches) and early summer; September before the closure in many countries.

Brown trout

Fly fishing (dry fly and nymph)

Spoon and spinner fishing

Crankbait and hard-lure fishing

Float fishing (waggler and stick float)

The rest of the gear

Ready-to-fish kits

Freshwater fishing starter kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €161.50£84.50Not shipped to the United States

Pike kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €154.50£93.50Not shipped to the United States

Perch and zander kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €140.60£78.60Not shipped to the United States

Trout kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €150.50£80.50Not shipped to the United States

Before you go: minimum size by country

France : 20–50 cm (85)
Belgium : 24–30 cm (2)
Luxembourg : 25–30 cm (3)
Germany : 20–50 cm (16)
Austria : 22–26 cm (9)
Italy : 20–30 cm (11)
Spain : 19–23 cm (9)
Portugal : 20 cm (1)
Slovenia : 25 cm (1)
Switzerland : 22–40 cm (14)
United Kingdom : 23–25.4 cm (2)
United States : 35.6–53.3 cm (6)
Kentucky40.6 cm
Maine35.6 cm
Massachusetts45.7 cm
Missouri38.1 cm
New Hampshire38.1 cm
New York53.3 cm
Canada : 45–60 cm (3)