My buddies and I went on a trout fishing trip in Canada, the likes of which we'll never see again in our lifetime.

We're flat line trolling with the silver/purple, and the gold American Smelt crankbaits fishing for lake trout. We're fishing the Niagara Bar on a fairly calm day (and the bugs are out in full force).

Today we're out there at the mouth of Lake Ontario, doing something I normally wouldn't do until the spring: trolling for ...

anglers 16 years and older must purchase a fishing license and a trout permit. For those who like to fish around Lake Erie and its tributaries, you can purchase a Trout/Lake Erie permit.