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I've had some very fun times fishing below that dam with a Kastmaster spoon, 1/4 oz chrome, but I'm sure other colors and sizes will work just fine. Cast about 45 degrees to the right toward the boils and pay close attention to your line. Don't let it get snagged, you'll lose A LOT of stuff down there. I think I've got at least 50 dollars worth of gear down there.

Reel in the slack as it starts to drift toward you, keep your rodtip high as to keep the spoon from getting hung. If you feel anything set the hook. It's either a fish or you're bumping into something and as mentioned before it's easy to get stuck. Even if it's not a fish you'll just jerk the spoon up a few feet and then let it fall back down. This mimics a shad trying to survive and prevents you from losing spoons. Just let the spoon drift and you'll feel the strike as long as you keep slack out of your line. This is important. Too much slack and you won't feel the strike. If you reel too much you won't let the spoon get deep enough or naturally flutter like a dying shad.

I tend to catch much larger trout using this method. Lots of 13" to 14" right on the nose, and FAT. They make for a great dinner. Got my first and only Caney Slam (catch all 3 species in the same day) doing this too.