Have two rods. I've seen rougue fish surface feeding, and snuck up on 'em. In the lakes is the only time I fly fish. I always do better with surface stuff when it is warmer, but by then it's salmon and summer steelhead time. I got a 12 ft alum. boat and troll slow speed, and cast sideways out the boat with nymphs. It puts a real slow action on it, and I can constantly cast and not have to worry about stripping that much. My old boat has alot of stuff for the line to get caught on.

I learned just so that I could go to selective gear lakes, and now it's my method of choice everywhere. I only pull out the power bait when it's nap time. This is coming from a guy who has a secret spinner that will pull out holdovers, brooders, and limits everytime out. Trouts just aint special enough for me to use gear anymore. Plus they taste like crap.