Which method for fall/winter fishing for trout?

[clam man]

I have had great luck on a rapala original, and a two piece rapala minnow. Just throw them out, let the rings settle, and slowly twictch and reel back to you. I have had trout leap out of the watter doing this, and have been catching four to six a night with this method. Works best in the evening from before dusk till dark. I am also getting some decent little bass on this, so a lot of fun.

I read somewhere that trout like water temp at 54 degrees F...which seems to be right about now.

[m.mcdonald]

Hi, I don't have a boat and have been fishing off shores and docks in various lakes all summer with success. On Saturday I caught a good size 15" trout off the dock. I just started fishing off the dock on Lk Washington on Friday. I used 4 lb test line drop shot with a size 12 hook hidden with a nightcrawler with a drop of the nitro gravy. I "trolled" along the dock. This was near Leschi an hour before sunset. The people on the other side of the dock caught perch like crazy. Another guy showed off his trout and bass catch from a nearby dock on the lake. It was fun.

When fishing off the docks of lake washington, do you cast far out or stay near the docks?