You may not be able to fish at all if the edges ice over too badly or the ... which is why I never hit a winter trout stream without my trusty Trout Magnets. These tiny, soft-plastic mealworm ...

I like to use braided line like Sufix Performance Ice braid with a mono leader to cut down on line stretch. Lake trout aren’t line shy, so you can use fairly heavy line to handle nice fish.