Pair one with a good ice reel, and you'll be hooking ... effectively targeted with fast or extra-fast action rods. Cold-water species, trout maintain high levels of activity beneath the ice ...

Other good lake trout locations are deep humps and narrows ... packs a tackle box that need not contain too many baits. A rod with some backbone is necessary to set the hook on potentially large ...

Look for lake trout along deep structure. Identify sharp drop-offs where fish can slide up and ambush prey, then retreat to deeper water. Steeply dropping shorelines, points and islands are good ...