hooks and weights

Question
-------------------------ilive in san jose, ca. and i looking to fish in local city lakes and resevoirs. i'm not sure the size or type of trout they just post a notice saying there stocking dates and don't specify which trout. hope that will help. thanks.......
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what would be a good size weight and hook  for trout fishing , and how much lead should there be . any other info would be gratefull. thanks
Answer -
I need more information. The size of hook and amount of lead depend on the circumstances.
Running water in a river will dictate the amount of lead.
If fishing a lake use as little as possible to get the bait into the strike zone. I have used a sliding bass bullet weight in river systems so that when the fish picks up the bait it does not detect the weight as well.
Hook size also depends on the size of the fish you are after. BIG Brown trout require larger hooks than say a Brook trout.
The location you are fishing also has something to do with it. Some locations only have smaller trout. Streams, and creeks normally do not produce trout over 4 to 5 pounds so I use a very small hook maybe even a Colorado Trout hook the size of a kernel of corn, to hide the hook.
Almost any fish can be caught with a small hook, but only big fish are caught on big hooks.
Let me know what kind of Trout
Location you are fishing, Stream, Creek, Lake or River
General Size of the fish you are after
and I should be able to help more.
Jim  

Answer
Most stocked trout are not over 1 or 2 pounds so you can use fairly small hooks, and a split shot.
Size 8 hooks will work but I personally like the Colorado Trout Hooks that have the eye even with the point of the hook. The usually do not go to deep so you can release small fish. Talk to the local tackle store guy. He will or should know what they are.
Lake fishing with a bobber I would use as small a split shot as I could to get the bait down and make the bobber float. If you fish the bottom I would use a slip sinker or worm weight use for bass fishing. That will allow the line to run without the fish feeling the weight.
Otherwise I would use small spinning tackle and spinning lures and small crankbaits.
Worms, Corn, Salmon Eggs, Cheese and several other baits work here in Kentucky for Rainbows and I am pretty sure that is what you are talking about. Dont be surprised if you are reeling in a trout and a Largemouth Bass hits it if you are there when they are stocking. Most of the trout that go into those lakes out there are put there to feed the bass. Trout are the main reason that the bass grow so big in California.
Jim