I have always liked worm and night crawlers for bait but opening day & early April fishing requires live bait or a look alike lure. Sometimes it is a bright orange spoon and then its a Joes smelt streamer. Retrieving your cast fairly fast with a jigging pull often fools them into striking a flashy lure.

In early may when the waters warm to 50df to 54df the trout go crazy for worms. Catching the big one takes patience and waiting for the high spring waters to go down just within their banks. The big trout move into the lakes and move up stream during the last high waters of the spring runoff. Catching one of those big ones is a challenge and most rewarding when you are successful.

Wading in the stream or brook when the waters are frigid can be made easier and more comfortable with insulated waders. One would not want to walk very far in these as they are heavy.

A good pair of sneakers with a pair of ice grippers when the water warms up some will make a long stream side walk much easier. The ice creepers work very well in getting a grip on the mossy slippery rocks.