What is the Best Color Trout Magnet?

Trout Magnets are one of the best soft plastic lures for catching trout. They are great trout lures that work year round. You can use them to fish rivers, lakes, and they also make a killer ice fishing lure.

But what’s the best color Trout Magnet? This can vary day to day, and depends on factors such as weather and water clarity. Below we’ll discuss which colors of Trout Magnet to use in different conditions.

Best Colors of Trout Magnet

In our opinion, the best producing color of Trout Magnet is white. It is one of the top selling colors, and most anglers seem to agree that white is usually the most effective color for most situations.

Don’t throw out the the other colors though, as they will all catch fish at one time or another. You just have to experiment with the different colors until you find what the fish are wanting that day.

Other top producing Trout Magnet colors include chartreuse, red, pink, black and gold. A good rule of thumb is to start off with colors that have worked for you in the past on other lures.

Clear water

For fishing clear water conditions, white or any of the more popular colors listed above is a good place to start. Natural colors tend to work best in clear conditions so consider something like brown, green, red, etc.

Muddy water

When fishing muddy or heavily stained water with low visibility, try a dark colored Trout Magnet like black, green/black, brown, sow bug, etc. These darker colors tend to stand out more to fish in low visibility conditions.

How to Fish Trout Magnets

Trout Magnets are most commonly fished 12 to 24 inches below a float or bobber. The distance below your float will depend on the depth of water you’re fishing and where the fish are holding in the water.

An ultralight or light rod paired with a 1000 to 3000 series spinning reel is ideal for small lures like the Trout Magnet, which sits on a tiny 1/64 oz jig head.

2-4 lb. monofilament with an 18-24 inch fluorocarbon leader is our recommendation for line. Consider slightly heavier line if there’s a chance of catching bigger fish than your typical stocked rainbow trout. For more information about line check out our article on choosing the best fishing line for trout.

Once you’re all rigged up, if you’re fishing in a river, cast it upstream and let it float down with the current. Give it the occasional twitch to entice fish to bite.

If fishing a lake, cast it out and slowly reel it in alternating between pauses and twitches. Play around with your technique until you find what’s working.

Consider tipping your Trout Magnet with a small piece of bait like a worm, salmon egg, or other common trout baits.

Check out the video below made by the makers of the Trout Magnet, for a great instructional video on how to fish this great lure.