Browns commonly feed on mayfly and caddisfly nymphs, grasshoppers, worms, crayfish and minnows. The brown's varied diet enables anglers to employ some of the same methods used to catch rainbows. However, at Oklahoma's Mountain Fork River designated trout area, fishing in some areas is restricted to artificial flies and lures with barbless hooks only. Fish near large rocks and logs and in deep holes. A special trout license is required for everyone fishing in a designated trout area.
Trout tend to seek out and congregate in calm waters.
So when fishing in swift waters, cast your bait above exposed boulders and let it drift down through the calm water on the downstream side of the outcropping. Lake Pawhuska, the latest addition to the list of Department winter trout fisheries, has the most bank access and best water quality of any of the trout lakes. Most of the rainbow trout in Oklahoma are hatchery fish which are fed a pelleted diet that is high in fish oil before they are released. Adding tuna fish, sardine or salmon oil to dough bait can increase your odds for success. Adding cotton to your mixture will help to keep it in place on the hook longer.