Present_Clue5887 on March 27, 2026 2:11 pm I don’t know where you are but in the US Hooks are not sized that way, here smaller numbers are bigger hooks
adhq on March 27, 2026 2:28 pm These hook numbers aren’t right. For trout fishing I would recommend #12-#16, depending on the size of the trout you’re targeting
Desperate_Lack654 on March 27, 2026 2:33 pm Not a experienced trout angler but I’ve seen people catch stocked rainbow trout with basically all of them
BobDrifter on March 27, 2026 2:34 pm Trout are hook and line shy, unless they’re stockers. So small hooks and light lines are your friends.
CartographerSea5923 on March 27, 2026 2:44 pm I use a 6 or 7 VMC octopus for trout. Slip bobber above a tiny barrel swivel, 18” fluoro leader, fathead.
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I don’t know where you are but in the US Hooks are not sized that way, here smaller numbers are bigger hooks
These hook numbers aren’t right. For trout fishing I would recommend #12-#16, depending on the size of the trout you’re targeting
Not a experienced trout angler but I’ve seen people catch stocked rainbow trout with basically all of them
Trout are hook and line shy, unless they’re stockers. So small hooks and light lines are your friends.
#5 in the picture but os us sizes 6 or 8
I use a 6 or 7 VMC octopus for trout.
Slip bobber above a tiny barrel swivel, 18” fluoro leader, fathead.
I use small circle hooks to minimize gut hooking them
Larger number means smaller hook size.
Those are some pretty heavy wire for trout hooks
Size 8 mosquito hook. Not pictured here