About r/troutfishing
Hello all! This subreddit is here for everyone who enjoys the great pursuit that is trout-fishing, whether by bait, lure, fly, or otherwise. Share your tips, advice, catches, stories, and anything else you want related to the great trout lineage. Tight Lines!
The community at a glance
r/troutfishing is a Subreddit for Fishers with roughly 182K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 6th largest community in the Fishing topic page.
Roughly 18K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Fishing, Trout, and Rainbow. Product recommendations often mention spoons, spinners, and rod and reel combo.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 793 members
- 2014: 871 members
- 2015: 643 members
- 2016: 688 members
- 2017: 1K members
- 2018: 2K members
- 2020: 19K members
- 2021: 44K members
- 2022: 34K members
- 2023: 34K members
- 2024: 17K members
- 2025: 17K members
- 2026: 11K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 999 members
- Oct: 919 members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 721 members
Topics
- Fishing239 posts in the past month#1239Fishing
- Trout210 posts in the past month#2210Trout
- Rainbow73 posts in the past month#373Rainbow
- Brown49 posts in the past month#449Brown
- Caught46 posts in the past month#546Caught
Flair
- SWAM AWAY FINE - CnR19 posts in the past month
- After work sesh
- Big rainbow from a spring creek
- Laker
#119SWAM AWAY FINE - CnRAfter work sesh · Big rainbow from a spring creek · Laker - Killed and Grilled5 posts in the past month
- Nice bow on the fly, and a surprise striper took my trout fly! What a fight on the 5 weight!!!
- Couple of Brookies from Lake Placid area
- Kayak trolling crankbaits
#25Killed and GrilledNice bow on the fly, and a surprise striper took my trout fly! What a fight on the 5 weight!!! · Couple of Brookies from Lake Placid area · Kayak trolling crankbaits - GILLFUCKED4 posts in the past month
- Did some restocking of simi-seal leeches last night
- Nice fat rainbow, Snow Lake MB
- Nice bull from northern Canada
#34GILLFUCKEDDid some restocking of simi-seal leeches last night · Nice fat rainbow, Snow Lake MB · Nice bull from northern Canada
Product recommendations
- spoons2 posts in the past month
- Best spoon for rainbow and brown stockers
- Recommend spoons to buy
#12spoonsBest spoon for rainbow and brown stockers · Recommend spoons to buy - spinners2 posts in the past month
- What do you think is the best spinner Brand and design on the market?
- Fishing for steelhead in a Lake Erie tributary. Which of these spinners would you recommend?
#22spinnersWhat do you think is the best spinner Brand and design on the market? · Fishing for steelhead in a Lake Erie tributary. Which of these spinners would you recommend? - rod and reel combo2 posts in the past month
- What rod and reel combo would y’all recommend for trout fishing?
- Rod and reel recs?
#32rod and reel comboWhat rod and reel combo would y’all recommend for trout fishing? · Rod and reel recs? - fly rod2 posts in the past month
- My first western fly rod thanks to recs from this sub
- Fly rod recs?
#42fly rodMy first western fly rod thanks to recs from this sub · Fly rod recs?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/troutfishing for?
- Best for Fishers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/troutfishing free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/troutfishing have?
- Roughly 182K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/troutfishing on?
- r/troutfishing runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/troutfishing cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/troutfishing is organized under Fishers.
- How do I join r/troutfishing?
- You can join r/troutfishing by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Fishing communities like?
- Communities for anglers to share catches, ask for tips, and find fishing spots. Discord has servers for freshwater and saltwater fishing, while regional forums offer more specialized local advice and general fishing communities thrive on Facebook and Reddit.
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