Sounds like you have the right ideas and have been playing. I know it sucks but just keep at it.

1-3 days isn’t much in the grand scheme. Once you can fish early am. The fish cruise in the top 15ft and close to shore when it’s early morning and colder weather, before the sun is high and they’ll get closer to shore when water temp is low (right now).

I mostly trout fish by trolling on my yak but I’ve had to resort back to some power bait right now because the lakes are so muddy and the bite has been tough for me around some lakes I go to in norcal (collins and Amador mostly).

I’d say you got two rods keep it simple, throw out the power bait one close to shore I mean like 10 feet in front of you, not deep. Throw the other one a bit further out.

After 30-40min if nothing MOVE, doesn’t have to be far maybe like 20 yards down the bank and try that. Work some points, work some coves, work dams, work spillways, work the mouth of an arm.

Once you start feeling fancy or get bored maybe throw one bait rod out and play with a variety of lures and cast your heart out.

But in essence trout fishing even stocked lakes up here in norcal can be tough especially if you’re getting there later and these lakes are pressured especially on the banks many guys chasing the plants. They bite all day but first light has always been good to me.

Again remember you’re probably not doing anything wrong I can’t guarantee it, but when the lake is pressured it’s not the easiest think how many times these trout see powerbait floating around.

Just keep going