The pop attracts sunfish and bass. Let the line fall in loops at your feet as you continue pulling in line. Trout in a Stream Trout swim in cold streams in southeastern and northeastern Minnesota. They feed near fast water. Fish for them where choppy shallow water, called a riffle, dumps into a deep pool.
Trout swim below the fast water, protected from the current by rocks.
Then they can dash into the swift water to grab the food. This way you can sneak up on the trout, which face upstream. Move slowly and stay low. If a trout sees you, it will dart away. This gives the trout a few moments to see your fly as it drifts overhead.