Casting 

If you prefer the simpler approach or have given up on trolling for the time being, try casting. Some very good action can be produced by casting to the edges of deeper water from a boat positioned adjacent to rocky points or shoals. Drop a sinking Rapala off the edge of a bouldery point, allow it to sink to bottom and rest for a second, then retrieve slowly, letting it bump into and swim over this rocky bottom to simulate a feeding shiner or sculpin. If hang-ups on or between rocks occur, don't panic; try to dislodge your lure from your present location rather than disturbing feeding trout by moving your boat to the lure. Continued wiggling of the lure will often free it. If this fails, move your boat closer but with the knowledge that this will be the end of fishing in the area for some time. The fish will probably be spooked and disappear quickly.

Occasionally on slightly brighter days in spring, the light-sensitive lake trout will head for the deeper water adjacent to rocky shoals in an attempt to reduce light intensity. Using deep-diving crank baits and a fairly fast retrieve will nearly always result in a hit. To the lake trout this lure action resembles a fleeing minnow and inevitably their natural instinct will be to strike.

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