Corn

[Paula]

Anyone use corn fishing creeks or streams? Guy at work says his father used it, I guess since it's stocked?

[turkeyfeathers]

Never used corn but have heard of people using it on stockers.  Powerbait makes some good little power eggs and such designed for small trout to large trout. They emit a good scent to the fish too. Comes in a little jar

[SmokeinTN]

Used corn for catching carp. That was some time ago.

[doebuck1234]

Have seen people use it for stockers.never have myself.have used it for carp

[Paula]

I have used some power bait, colored marshmello looking stuff. 

[stoneam2006]

Corn for carp mix some sugar in with it they like the sweetness even a package of kool-aid to turn it a different color if desired........have also heard guys catching Trout on them (mainly stockies)

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[alloutdoors]

Most of the stocked trout I've fished for are in a lake where we go for our summer vacation. I haven't used corn but do use a marshmallow rig with Powerbait. I use 10lb line with a 1/2 to 1 ounce slip sinker above a barrel swivel, with about 4 feet of either 2 or 4lb test for a leader running to the hook. Bait the hook with a mini-marshmallow and Powerbait. The marshmallow floats it off the bottom, and the Powerbait draws in the fish. I like the Powerbait paste better then the pre-formed pellets. The pellets don't hold up for long once they have been dunked, squishing a ball of the paste onto the hook seems to last a lot longer. I've heard of people running the same rig with corn, I just prefer the Powerbait.

[Zem18]

I head to PA each year for their trout opener with my BIL. We cancelled our trip yesterday for this weekend due to a death in the family and services Saturday. Well the services were moved to Monday so we leave tomorrow night. #1 bait we use is Double Luck whole kernel corn for $.48 per can at Walmart. Just picked up a can tonight. Works great and floats downstream without having to use any weights and is natural looking like the pellets they are fed in the hatchery. Use a size 10 or 12 hook.
I'll post up pics Sunday when we get back.
This was last year's haul on opening day. 80% caught on corn, other 20 on spinners or mini marshmallows colored with green food coloring.

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[Pygmy]

While hunting gobblers in western Virginia many years ago ( 1984)  I  did some trout fishing on a nearby trout stream in the afternoons...

Corn was popular there with the locals, as evidenced by the empty corn cans ( and other trash) that they seemed to be delighted to litter the stream banks with.
 

[Paula]

I don't know what i am doing and there seem to be so many rules or option for where or what you fish. I am confused as hell but i figure if i get at least an hour of it in without going to far out of my way then i am fine with it. Oh an i tried using worms other day, i think i need a glove for every worm i touch, i caught a couple sunfish

Edited April 20, 2017 by Paula

[Uncle Nicky]

Canned (or thawed frozen corn) absolutely works on stocked trout. Don't know if it's legal in NY, but here in PA we throw handfuls in the pond or creek to get them interested, then toss in your line with a small hook and a kernel or two on it, repeat as necessary until you have your limit. Not real sporting, but it's canned fishing anyway, and the trout will die in most of the creeks and ponds around here once the water warms up a little. Maybe the corn sweetens them up a little, LOL?? Most stocked trout aren't all that good to eat anyway.

If you are going to use worms, I'd stick with meal worms or wax worms, they're usually more effective, and definitely less messy.

Edited April 20, 2017 by Uncle Nicky

[Arcade Hunter]

I have used corn and power bait.... generally do very well with the power bait.

[G-Man]

Pelletized fish food is amazing for stocked fish.. Just get a small jar of largest size for koi that floats ..are soak and put in egg sac netting ... You will catch more stockers than anyone else ..

[Culvercreek hunt club]

1 hour ago, G-Man said:

Pelletized fish food is amazing for stocked fish.. Just get a small jar of largest size for koi that floats ..are soak and put in egg sac netting ... You will catch more stockers than anyone else ..

When i fished April and May down home it was a lot of stocked trout. I fly fished and use to tie a pattern that  looked just like the pellets that the hatcheries used. In current they would nail it. there was no time to sit and sniff the bait to see it was yarn and thread...lol 

[Paula]

I will stick with just my lures on the creek. 

[grampy]

1 hour ago, Paula said:

I will stick with just my lures on the creek. 

Just as effective and much less messy! Panther Martins and small spoons can work wonders this time of year.

[Paula]

1 hour ago, grampy said:

Just as effective and much less messy! Panther Martins and small spoons can work wonders this time of year.

I had to look up the Panther Martins. I have some and the one I used today had the fuzzy stuff, I took that off should I have left it on? 

[grampy]

I have used them with the "fuzz" and without, and caught fish. With the fuzz gives a bit more action as the the hairs will move around when reeling in. But the biggest thing would be blade color, silver, gold, white, chartreuse are among the most popular. On different days fish may prefer to strike a different color, so always bring a few if you can. And size dose matter! Use smaller ones for smaller water like creeks and ponds and upsize for larger water like rivers and lakes. Good luck out there Paula!

[Paula]

Thanks!

[Zem18]

Corn works, nuff said

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[Paula]

Wow! Congrats

Edited April 24, 2017 by Paula

[The_Real_TCIII]

You've got some big brookies in there! And a football of a rainbow


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[dbHunterNY]

i was just at an auction and they had a country food truck there selling dead fried balls of creamed corn called "corn nuggets".  no doubts they'd work wonders for fishing too.  you should've seen all the pot bellied lunkers they were reeling in.  heck i myself came in hook line and batter.

[Zem18]

Yeah the brookies were decent this year but the overall size was down and a ton thrown back. I just love those tiny aggressive native brookies though. They get released after a good fight. I forgot to say that 85% of these were caught on . The rest were caught on spinners, worms, or minnows.

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[Paula]

I do have a few minnows i was going to use