As water temperatures drop, trout will definitely start putting on the feedbag! If there are minnows in a lake, trout will definitely feed on them. I once saw a fly fisherman on Twin Lakes in Manitoba fly fishing with essentially silver chenille wrapped on a hook and he was catching tiger trout quite regularly. We have several pot hole lakes with forage in Central Alberta. Some of the pin fry can be tiny but they can definitely get as large as a 5 cm. I carry lots of ice minnows from size 14 all the way up to size 8. They are easy to tie. You can tie them with Head Turner beads and then use a clinch knot to have them hang horizontally in the water or you can set up an ice minnow tied balanced. I like the balanced ice minnows the best! All you need is some black marabou and some silver chenille. I like to add silver 5 mm brill with the silver chenille to add some extra glow to the minnows.
There are lots of effective minnow patterns out there. I like the simplicity of an Ice Minnow!
Ice Minnows
Thread: UTC 140, red
Bead: tungsten 1/8 or 7/64ths
Chassis: Jig hook (sizes 8-14), pin and tungsten bead
Tail: Black Marabou
Body: silver chenille, small and silver brill, 5 mm
Ruby Eyed Ice Minnow
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