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Use ultra-light tackle, 4-6 lb. line and very small hooks, size 8-14. Live or prepared bait is preferred, but flies and small spinners or jigs also will catch fish (artificial lures and barbless hooks are required in some areas -- check current regulations for details). Fish near large rocks and logs and in deep holes. A special trout license is required for everyone fishing in a designated trout area.

Also, keep these tips in mind while trout fishing:

• Trout tend to seek out and congregate in calm waters. So when fishing in swift waters, cast your bait above exposed boulders and let it drift down through the calm water on the downstream side of the outcropping.

• Lake Pawhuska, the latest addition to the list of Department winter trout fisheries, has the most bank access and best water quality of any of the trout lakes.

• Most of the rainbow trout in Oklahoma are hatchery fish which are fed a pelleted diet that is high in fish oil before they are released. Adding tuna fish, sardine or salmon oil to dough bait can increase your odds for success.

• Trouble keeping that dough bait on your hook? Adding cotton to your mixture will help to keep it in place on the hook longer.