My buddies and I fished the hell out of these places with bait at first, but as we grew older and at least possibly wiser, we began using different lures. From those early days, my love of trout ...

Bass Lake trout hitting ... some action with flukes on a ½- to 1-ounce jig head using a lift/drop technique. Tube baits in bullhead imitation colors along with Rat-L-Traps and deep-diving ...