I have fished with and caught lots of trout with Rapala Minnows and Smithwick Rougues. I use the F-11 in gold if the water flow is slow. If the water is rolling I usually use a Smithwick Rougue in Gold or silver. Or a big Rapala Husky Jerk in Rainbow trout. I usually fish them the last couple of hours in the afternoon or the first 2 hours in the morning. You throw them long casts and rip and reel back to the boat fast as you can and still keep them running true. Sounds like a crazy way to trout fish but it makes the bigger trout strike viciously. I never caught any 4 pound + trout until I started fishing jerk baits. I do this in tailrace rivers in Arkansas.
