Today we're out here in Lake Ontario flat-line trolling for lake trout. I'm using the silver/blue American Smelt model crank bait. We're out here in 30' of water, and the crankbait dives about 20' ...

The author holds an early spring lake trout caught while trolling a crankbait just a few feet below the surface of Lake Superior. / Joe Shead There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but ...

2/20: Jeff Makela, of Superior, caught this 28-inch native brown trout from a small spring pond in Bayfield County. It was caught July 19, 2025, after a morning rain storm. "I hope to share the story ...