The next step is dependent on your expertise and the water. If the water is running fast you should weight the lure to keep it under the surface. If the water is slow then you can use the spinner alone with its bait. The bait can be a worm, beetle, or your choice of artificial bait. You may also use a brightly colored lure of almost any shape. Trial and error will determine which is best on any particular day.

If the water is high and clear you can also use spinning equipment. Just make it smaller and use it in close to overhangs and banks. Opt for fly fishing any time the water is clear. When the water is clear and running hard you can use wet flies with confidence. Just cast them above the pool you want to fish and let them drift down into the best water. When the water is clear and low check to make sure it is cold. Trout don’t like warm water and will hide under banks to avoid it. In such a case you can again get good results with wet flies. When the water is running cold and clear it is an opportunity for the time of your life.

Rig for dry flies and flirt with the fish. You will find them anywhere in shoals, in riffles, waiting near the surface of deep pools, or (the lunkers) near the bottom of the pools. The key to success is to choose a place where you can use your equipment well.  Even though there will be fish everywhere, you should avoid places where you will have trouble casting.

There are three basic keys: the length and flexibility of your rod (it should be at least eight feet long and very light; the length and weight of your leader; and your ability to set the fly on the surface with very little disturbance. Your bait shop owner can recommend leaders and lines. The skill you need can be gained through lessons and practice.