Charter captains I know who troll for browns use a variety of "flutter spoons" in various colors. They seldom troll very deep or very far from shore either, using downriggers to fish at specific depths, once they mark fish on their sonar. Friends I know who troll for browns and salmon on Champlain in the early spring, use planers and run just off shallow gravel bars, even beaches, often running the lures over less than 4 feet of water. -Jim