>>1927976Spoons (specifically kastmasters) are my favorite lure for trout. Trout are much more active, aggressive fish than perch so you can freely fish lures much faster making them a good option. In lakes, I just cast as far out as I can, count down how long it takes to hit the bottom and use that count to just barely keep from touching the bottom on future casts. Then just a slow and steady retrieve, with sudden bursts of speed, rod twitches, or total pauses mixed in. I'll stop and let it drop back to near the bottom if fishing browns or lakers. Browns and lakers are normally on or near the bottom while rainbows will normally be near the surface or in the water column. In the spring and fall all trout species will also follow the shorelines. They work well in rivers as well, but you have to pay more attention to how you fish them. Casting upriver means you will need to reel fast to keep the action up and to keep them off the bottom while fishing downstream can be problematic because the spoon will sit just under the surface and the action might be off because of the fast current. When the trout are active and feeding it doesn't matter much, but when the fishing is slower it's really important to keep your lures within a foot or two of the riverbed.
As for the different kinds of spoons, it's just that some work better for jigging and some work better for casting. Pure jigging spoons will flutter around nicely when jigged, but might just spin or run straight when casted and retrieved. Casting/trolling spoons will have a nice wobbling action when retrieved, but the hook will catch the line when jigged or it just won't have a good action. Kastmasters are my favorite because they do it all, they jig well, they have a nice action when retrieved, and the cast ridiculously well. They are a little pricy compared to other spoons though.
