I've been fishing the local park ponds here in Louisville that they stock with trout for several years now, and I've caught them on minnows, corn, wax worms, PowerBait, Super-Duper lures, and spinners. Probably the best bait is minnows. I rig them on a 12-18" leader, with a bead and a slip sinker on top of the swivel, under a slip bobber, using 4# test. They're fun to catch using light tackle, and they make good eating.