When it comes to fishing urban waters, PowerBait has been a staple since the late 1980s. This is because you can plunk the bait and wait patiently for the trout to find it. It's an easy way to fish and doesn't take lots of skill. Ramsey believes it's more than productive when fished properly.

"When fishing PowerBait, you need to use a small enough hook with a large enough bait so the bait will float off the bottom. Cruising trout will find it," he noted.

The same can be said for salmon eggs. Since PowerBait came to the table, usage of salmon eggs has declined. In recent years, however, anglers are rediscovering this technique that's been around since the 1930s.

"The salmon egg has been catching fish for decades in the U.S. and anywhere there is trout, all over the world," says Tom Vander Mause of Atlas Mike's Bait. "They've been using them in Europe, too."

Salmon eggs can rival PowerBait and other dough baits in all waters -- as long as they are fished properly. But if your egg is sitting on the bottom in the mud, leaves and other muck found in most urban waters, your success would be limited.

"I think the biggest thing is that if the water is murky, you want to use the combination to get them off the bottom," Vander Mause noted.

Whether using Pautzke's Balls O' Fire salmon eggs, Siberian eggs or Atlas Mike's salmon eggs, there are only three ways to keep that egg from sitting on the bottom and out of the strike zone: a bobber, marshmallow or some type of Puff Ball.

When it comes to marshmallows, anglers can float a salmon egg with a Pautzke's Krillow, Siberian Glitter Mallows or Marshmallow, Atlas Super Scented Marshmallows or Mike's Glo Mallows.

"It gives it the egg buoyancy, but it also gives a scent into the water because these marshmallows are scented," Vander Mause added. "You have the natural egg scent and the scent from the marshmallow."

You don't have to add a marshmallow to find success, however. Anglers fishing salmon eggs can achieve that with a bobber.

"If the water is not moving, you have to move your bait. You can't just leave it on the bottom. Keep slowly retrieving it," explained Vander Mause. "With the bobber, you'll be able to cover a little more distance, and then you can just let it drift. It could vary, depending on the depth of the lake, but I'd want the egg to be 6 to 12 inches off the bottom. That can change from day to day, but usually the fish are near the bottom."

When fishing these waters with poor visibility, possibly the most important factor is scent. With the water being off-colored, trout have to work harder to find food. It's not as easy at it might be in a high-mountain water or lowland reservoir where cleaner water makes it easier for trout to find your worm, salmon egg, dough bait or cricket. In most urban waters, using scent will increase catch rates. Anglers can find success by smearing, soaking, pouring and injecting Berkeley Trout Dip, Smelly Jelly and Pautzke's Liquid and Gel Krill onto any bait or lure.