If sitting around and staring at a hole in the ice doesn’t fit with your idea of fishing, take heart – there’s an open-water alternative even in the coldest part of the year.

Other good lake trout locations are deep humps and narrows in between two humps or shorelines. Begin fishing on bottom. That’s where you’ll find the warmest water in winter. Although lakers ...

Lassen Trout Farms, Inc., located in Paynes Creek, California This is a great time of year to be at the lake not only for fishing, but also for viewing the migrating birds passing through with ...