Dolly Varden Trout – Best Bait & Lures

Dolly Varden Trout in Kamuibetsu National Park

Hook size: B#7, B#6, S#5, S#4, G#3, D#2

Habitats: Shallow Pond, Deep Pond, Shallow Lake, Deep Lake, Upriver, Middle River, River Mouth

Traits: Jumper

Baits and lures that catch Dolly Varden Trout in Kamuibetsu National Park

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Spinnerbait (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching)
• Jerkbait (retrieve: Stop and Go, Twitching, Constant)
• Crankbait (retrieve: Constant, Twitching)
• Spinner (retrieve: Constant)
• Spoon (retrieve: Constant)

Soft plastics on a jighead

• Tube (retrieve: Jigging, Twitching)
• Worm (retrieve: Jigging)
• Shad (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching, Jigging)
• Grub (retrieve: Jigging, Constant, Twitching)

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Leeches (hook 7-2/0)
• Liver (hook 5-4/0)
• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)
• Cheese (hook 8-4/0)
• Hotdog (hook 10-1; throwable)

Groundbait / other

• Pro Performance (throwable)

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