It absolutely excels when performed over hard rock rubble or sandy bottom areas
Color-wise, go with the brands patterns that exploit the trouts cannibalism: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Silver Regular (with spots that also mimic baby browns)
Erring towards the smaller side will typically get you more bites when fishing from the bank, so its a good idea to have a 1/4-ounce to maybe a 3/8-ounce spinnerbait in your box
Charter captains, who fish many days consecutively, through varied weather, temperature and tides, understand this, and through experience have learned what it takes to convince fish to bite
Indeed, the popularity of the California Delta as a fly-fishing venue and destination has boomed since the day Nick Curcione and I first wet a line on Franks Tract, the hub of the Delta estuary, in September 1992