My buddies and I fished the hell out of these places with bait at first, but as we grew older and at least possibly wiser, we began using different lures. From those early days, my love of trout ...

At first light, Pippin would plan to spend about 45-minutes throwing topwater lures, concentrating on hydrilla edges and holes in flats of pepper grass patches. His bait of choice is a watermelon ...