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I will give you my 4 favorite baits for when the mercury is falling and so are the leaves

In Virginia, this often happens from late October through the middle of November

A friend suggested this one, because it does a great job of imitating salmon smolt and other forage fish, which Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout will gobble up

Wind pushes plankton and baitfish into specific areas, drawing predators with them

But I had it digging the bottom as much as possible. Dave said most of his strikes were hard, but I assume that was because he was using a smaller bait that must be retrieved faster to dig the bottom