While most Australian trout fishermen are in love with fly fishing for trout, there are still a number of them who love to go lure fishing for trout. The more options you give yourself the better your chances for success, and let's face it, sometimes due to high winds or limited area around you, it might be tough to work a fly properly, so fishing for trout with a lure might be more appealing and more productive.
Trout fishing lures come in all kinds of styles and colours, and you could soon have a whole tackle box full of these little gems. Of course, lures are artificial baits, which right there is going to save you the trouble of catching live baits, and the expense of purchasing them at the tackle shop. The local bait shop owner is probably a very nice chap, but it's always better to keep your money in your own pocket, right?
The one problem with trout fishing lures is that sometimes to get the bite you might have to go for a smaller bait, but that inspires bites from panfish and other smaller fish that you may not want to deal with while you're fishing for trout. Of course, the solution is to go with a bigger bait. You might catch less trout, but when you do, they will likely be bigger. Sounds like a fair trade to me.
Trout fishing lures and artificial baits come in many forms; everything from imitation crayfish and minnows to shiny silver spoons that imitate other bait fish. Also popular are variations of spinner baits; in-line spinners and small bladed spinners.
