In the fall, trout fishing — for both boat and shore anglers — is usually best in shallow mid-water depths. If you’re fishing from shore for rainbow trout, try fishing trout dough bait or a worm off the bottom in shallow water. Casting and retrieving sinking flies, crankbaits, jigs and inline spinnerbaits is the most effective way to catch cutthroat trout, tiger trout and splake from shore. Boat anglers can do well for all four species trolling shallow- to medium-diving crankbaits or a pop gear and a worm or a squid-and-dodger combination. 

Reminder: All trout between 15 and 22 inches must be immediately released. Kokanee salmon are not subject to the slot limit. 

Important: During the kokanee spawning season, anglers may not possess kokanee salmon at any waterbody statewide from Sept. 10 through Nov. 30. If you catch a kokanee during that time frame, you should release it immediately.