Sometimes he uses artificial lures, including Rapalas, spoons or spinners. At other times, he likes to suspend a fathead minnow underneath a bobber about four feet down. Then he ties the leader to a barrel swivel, slides a slip-sinker onto the line, and ties the line to the other end of the swivel. I use Lindy No-Snag sinkers. They don't get caught on the rocks.
Wind is always an important factor for shoreline fishing because it affects the water temperature.
In addition to the trout, Laganowski catches perch, salmon in the fall, plus northern pike, walleyes and smallmouth bass. Mostly, you catch brown trout. But you never really know what you're going to catch. The Lake Michigan shoreline is convenient and accessible to everyone, Laganowski said. And there is a camaraderie among shoreline anglers.