DREAMING OF LAKERS

[BOONERBUCK]

AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING KINDA GIRLY, IT HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE TO CATCH A LAKER THROUGH THE ICE, SO I GUESS WHAT I AM GETTING TO IS A LITTLE DIRECTION IN WHERE ARE SOME GOOD WATERS IN THE AREA, I AM LOOKING FOR A SPOT THAT HAS A GOOD CHANCE AT PRODUCING FOR ME , MYSELF,AND I. I HAVE A DNR BOOK OF ALL THE LAKES UP THERE BUT I AM LOOKING FOR SOME HELP FROM SOMEONE THAT MIGHT KNOW WHAT THERE TALKING ABOUT.IF YOU WANT YOU CAN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT [email protected] NOT THAT ANYONE WOULD WANT TO FISH AROUND THE METRO WHEN YOU CAN FISH UP THERE I WOULD BE WILLING TO TRADE SOME INFO ON LAKES AROUND MY AREA. ANY HELP WOULD BE AWSOME. THANKS, JUSTIN

[Surface Tension]

BOONERBUCK, welcome to FM. You have a few options as to lake Trout waters. Theres the Ely areas with a a few drive to lakes. Burntside, Snowbank and Ojibway. From there you have the option to enter the BWCAW and walk into Lake Trout waters. Most of which are a pretty good trek.

Next you have the Gunflint area with more drive to lakes such as Sag, Gunflint, Loon, Mayhew, Birch, Bearskin, Clearwater, Greenwood and Flour. I'm missing some but you can see you have more options. Same as the Ely area you have Trout lakes inside the BWCAW, some of which are a reasonably short walk and of coarse some are a long trek too.

Anyway lakes inside the BWCAW opened a week ago and lakes outside or particaly outside open next weekend. You'll need a Trout Stamp. Use the search function, theres a ton of lake trout talk, tactics and gear.

[BOONERBUCK]

thanks for the response, couple more question what kind of area would you find them? structure? depth? best bait? anymore info would be nice. thanks

[Surface Tension]

Look for the usual, saddles, palisades, humps, points and deep flats. I'll fish in anywhere from 10-50' of water and I'll fish the entire water column but as a starting point I'll fish 3' off the bottom. I use a flasher, you'd be amazed how many fish come in but won't strike. Those fish I'll give about 10 seconds then I'll reel up about 5', more times then not they'll follow and often that'll strike. If not take it away again and reel up 5'. You can do this all the way to the surface. I'll then pull my lure out of the water for a short time and then send it down to around 10' below the ice. If that looker comes back it'll be fast. Look down your hole and you'll often see the Laker swat at your lure, if it does stay at the level and only give the lure a twitch, next time he comes in it'll probably nail it.

Sound like fun?

Some lures like Sonars and cicadas get worked starting from the bottom and get rip jigged to the surface.

Swim jigs like jigging raps, airplane jugs and beetles tipped with cut cisco are some of my favorites. Swedish pimples and 1/4oz Go Devils tipped with cut cisco or tipped with a minnow also work well.

Your allowed 2 lines and sometimes that second deadline with a cisco or smelt laid on the bottom is the ticket. You can also suspend your deadline, line to drop it down till it disappears.

[chaffmj]

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I'll then pull my lure out of the water for a short time and then send it down to around 10' below the ice. If that looker comes back it'll be fast. Look down your hole and you'll often see the Laker swat at your lure, if it does stay at the level and only give the lure a twitch, next time he comes in it'll probably nail it.

Sound like fun?

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Sure does. You guys on this forum give out great info. Thanks to all of you.