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15 Best Trout Lures: The Ultimate List

Targeting trout never gets old, but your tackle box does. We’ve come up with a list of the best trout lures so you can ensure your arsenal is up to speed and fully stocked this season.

Our top list combines some age-old classic trout slayers with some newer tackle options you may or may not be familiar with. There are brilliant options here for both still water and streams as well as for every species of trout. Think hard about where you fish, how the trout there typically feed, and stock up!

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Tackle Box Variety

Catching trout is often all about having a variety of tackle. All species of salmonids are known to be picky and oftentimes hyper-specific eaters. Sometimes the fish simply want one thing, and one thing only and if you don't have it on hand, see ya next time!

No matter how dialed in you think you might be, experimenting with different trout lures is one of the best ways to hone in on the best bite!

Spoons & Spinners

Don't overlook fishing metal! Trout seem to love flashy lures like Al's Goldfish, Mepps Spinners, and Kastmasters, no matter where in the world you're fishing.

These are some of the most effective and cheapest lures, so don't sleep on having a stocked tackle box when it comes to spoons and rooster tails! 

If all else fails, fish a small metal lure and see what happens, it's one of the oldest go-to's in the book.

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