Lure fishing on streams and rivers can be a great way to cover a lot of water as you seek out trout in the various features along the banks. The best trout lures for rivers and streams have stood the test of time and are probably already in your tackle box or at least a few of them will be in there. 10 Best Trout Lures for Rivers and Streams Panther Martin

Rooster Tail

Rapala original

Blue Fox Vibrax

Acme Phoebe

Mepps Agila

Acme Kastmaster

Acme Little Cleo

Rebel Minnow

Luhr Jensen Krocodile

Panther ﻿﻿Martin The panther Martin is one of the all time classic spinners for trout. It has an inline blade that produces a very distinctive action. Compared to other trout spinners the Panther Martin will dive a little deeper so it can be great for targeting trout in deep pools and river runs.

Rooster﻿ Tail Rooster Tails have a mighty reputation as being able to catch trout even when they are feeding on insects/nymphs this is probably due to the dressed hook at the back. If you are fishing a catch and release stream they are available in single hook configurations and if you flatten the barb on them the will cause minimal damage to the trout.

Rapala ﻿﻿Original The Rapala trout lure Original floating in smaller sizes has been a firm favorite when fishing trout rivers. On the smallest streams or very clear days the sizes F03 and F05 are best. If fishing a larger river or on darker/murky water you could move up to an F07. The most reliable colors are gold/silver or brown/rainbow trout.

Blue Fox Vibrax One of the best trout lures for rivers and streams and available in a range of sizes and colors there is something in the Blue Fox spinner range for every fishing venue. These lures tend to need a slightly faster retrieval rate than other spinners so this needs to be taken into account.

Acme ﻿﻿﻿﻿Phoebe This little spoon is great for very small waters and in the gold color is very effective at attracting trout. It can be fished on very light gear and in shallow areas.

Mepps ﻿﻿Aglia The Mepps Agila easily one of the best trout lures for rivers and streams of all time. Available in a large range of colors and sizes it has produced fish on many different waters for decades. This is the classic french blade spinner for trout. It can also be trolled in the larger sizes on lakes​

Acme ﻿﻿Kastmaster The Kastmaster for it's size is quite heavy so you can really hit long distances even in the smaller sizes. That added weight makes it easy to get down deep. Perfect for hitting those deep pockets on larger rivers.

Acme ﻿Little﻿ ﻿﻿Cleo A great little spoon for targeting deep pools or cast up and across stream you can cover a lot of water in a day with one of these. Just like the Kastmaster above the Little Cleo is bet worked in deeper area's where trout like to wait in ambush for smaller fish.

Rebel ﻿Minnow﻿ Lure Like the Rapala only a sinking variation the Rebel can be used to target exact depths. Casting out and then using a slow count to vary the depth is a great way to find how deep the trout are exactly lying.