Me and my dad are taking a little vacation for a few days here to try and catch one of those big smallies, but we are also wanting to catch a few trout while we are out there too.  I know most are caught at night, but we will be renting a boat and they are not allowed out after dark.  So I need some help with how to catch them during the day.  Any special techniques I should try?  Any help would be great thanks.

It all depends on the trout. First you need the cooler temps to return, which they have been around here anyways. The only trout I've ever caught at  night was a brown trout. If you're fishing in a lake pond, probably all you're gonna' catch is rainbow trout. Early morning is best. Use a spoon with a worm on it and fish deep but not too deep. Picking the right depth is probably the hardest part. You don't want the perch grabbing it all. At Wal-mart they now have "trout kits" for around $21.00 which comes with maybe 5 trout lures that work fantastic with a little worm on the hooks. Try 15-25 feet in depth and jig it or jig/slow troll usually works best. Good luck and let me know how you do. If ya need advice on cooking them let me know.