Well the first question is what species of fish you are after?

From what i can figure out, going for trout ( i dont know which subspecies resides where, so ill go out on a limb and say just trout ), perch and pike seem to be common target game for anglers, and relatively common in my area. There has not been a lake sign with fishing info on it that excludes trout or pike that i have visited.

So....tentatively ill say i want trout,perch and pike.

But once again i do not know the specifics of any one, from a anglers perspective which one/ones will be the best to go after first, and the easiest.

Be careful when fishing at a lake with no signs. Always check the fishin regs before taking fish from it.

What setup do i create for pike,perch and trout. all from shore. if you could post a picture of the lure/bait setup you are using, and some guidelines on how to "present" it as anglers say to the fish, ill be grateful.

You generally setup for the species, there is no general setup for pike perch and trout. Pike from shore can be had in most pike lakes, usually in the spring and fall, when the water is still cold, you would generally cast a spoon for pike. Perch can be difficult from shore, especially this time of year, you are better off with a boat or to ice fish for them. Rainbow trout can be fished from shore either with a fly rod, or a bobber and bait, if it's allowed in the water you are fishing, but again when the water gets warm they tend to move deeper. Brown trout can be fished from shore in rivers and streams, usually with a fly rod, if you don't have a fly rod you can still use flies with a casting rod, light line, and a couple of split shot sinkers. Again check the regulations for where you are fishing, especially where the use of bait is concerned. Honestly this is probably the worst time of the year for shore fishing, if you are close to a river that allows bait set up a pickeral rig with minnows and weights and you can probably catch some pike or walleye like that.

From your rather...detailed reply(thanks) It seems trout is the general purpose, all season fish for a greenhorn like myself to start on. Perch, seem like too much of a hassle to fish for, going ice fishing and all that, pike are scarce this time of year, and besides, they scare me. Not just their looks, but their teeth. YouTube has one to many videos of them taking a entire duck at a time.

So what should be taken is, ( in my mind) =

i head out to the nearest river, with my rod and ill fitted reel ,  line of either 10 or 5 lb test, depending on what you say, with some berkly power-bait and size ( idk, you tell me) baitholder hooks, and a few splitshot on the end with a bobber.

I also pack a size 3 inline spinner with a treble hook ( or whatever size you say i pick up, or alternatively a spoon with a treble hook, both of sizes(spoon and treble) you say)

And a mister twister artificial rubber grub with a hook on it, ( again, whatever size you say )

and any extra contraptions needed for a setup= swivels, leaders, slip weights, you name it.

(Sorry, i haven't seen a full size trout in real life before, so i have no idea of the size of hook that corresponds to what is needed.)

And with all 3 setups for catching trout in random unknown water body ( general guidelines for what to look for would be nice) i head off, with a reasonable chance of success.

I understand it cannot be taught, its a long term gain in knowlage, but there are surely some general guidelines on what to do yes?
Thanks for the videos. Ill be sure to go over them in detail. Just subscribed.