What’s the best bait for trout? It’s a tough question, and that’s a good thing. Today’s trout fisher has a wide range of store-bought trout bait—along with trout lures and trout spinning reels—to ...

Luther Martinez caught a 21½-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using worms on Nov. 27. Maddox McCluskey caught a trout using a Kastmaster while fishing with his grandpa at Monastery Lake on Nov.

Trout season opens at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 6, in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and that means it’s time for anglers to take stock of their fishing tackle and bait or lure options. For some ...