01-06-2003, 12:11 AM
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[size 2]Hard Water Lake Trout[/size]
[size 2]as with any fish they tend to school up by size. the larger size are fewer that the smaller size because the larger do eat the smaller trout. try fishing deaper when you mark the smaller ones. usualy just of a shelf when the small ones are feading in the shallows. they are waiting for the smaller trout to return to deaper waters after feading. [/size]
[size 3]When the lake trout bite is on, a big, flashy jigging spoon is almost impossible to beat.[/size][size 1] [/size][size 3]The thump and erratic fall of a Swedish Pimple, Hopkins, Williams is dynamite when Lakers are on the prowl.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Popping his jigging with an impressive wrist action, then occasionally lifting your arm high and allowing the spoon to flutter down to bottom. When a trout hit, set the hook hard, drop the stick, and handling the fish in will help reduce the loss on fish.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]When the fatties aren’t hitting don’t be afraid to move around. Pre-cut holes before you start fishing will help you to move around swiftly. This will help tease the fish in to thinking there is a school near by and will help to entice them in to hitting.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Taking a banana-head jig painted orange, super gluing a black bobble eyes from a hobby shop will make a nice rattle jig. Drop the jig down and swim it, letting the tail do the work some times will bring them in.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Lake trout can be fickle when fishing pressure, weather, moon phase, or other less-well-understood factors come into play. But just because the bite is off doesn't mean you can't ice a couple of fish. You just need to change your technique and presentation to fool them fatties.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]White covers the majority of baitfish trout feed on in winter. Other colors that can work well include smoke, clear blue, and pumpkinseed.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Many anglers have given me the impression that the Heddon Sonar set the standard for blade-baits that followed, including the Gay Blade, Zounder, Rat'lin Ripple Tail, Bandit Bait, and Cicada. These lures shake and shimmy and send out signals unlike those of a traditional jigging spoon.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Blade-baits come in sizes up to 3 ounces, when trout are off the bite; I generally go with a 1/2- or even 1/4-ounce bait. Lighter blades will not spook shy lake trout, but still appeal to larger fish. On lakes where trout are small or eat plankton, a crappie-sized 1/16-ounce Cicada works well. [/size]
[size 3]A medium-action ice rod and a reel and 10-pound mono to work smaller blade-baits, but if you move up to 3/4- or even 1-ounce baits, consider using a stiffer rod and 14-pound-test[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Blade-baits are versatile. You can give them a subtle swimming motion or jig them vigorously.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]While blade-baits generally work well on their own, there are times when I like adding a minnow or a pork-rine tail.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]An airplane jig, unlike most other vertical-jigging baits, has the advantage of being able to move horizontally. Its two small wings allow it to swoop and glide allowing you to cover more water at the bottom of your hole than other jigs. Adding a stinger hook and a minnow or two will add to the frenzy you are causing at the bottom of the lake.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]When fishing airplane jigs, I use a medium-action ice rod and a reel with 14-pound line. Trout really smack airplane jigs, and you need to be able to get the hook into them quickly. [/size]
[size 1][#ff0000]When all else fails try something off the wall, sometimes some thing new is what a bored trout is looking for.[/#ff0000] [/size]
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[size 2]Hard Water Lake Trout[/size]
[size 2]as with any fish they tend to school up by size. the larger size are fewer that the smaller size because the larger do eat the smaller trout. try fishing deaper when you mark the smaller ones. usualy just of a shelf when the small ones are feading in the shallows. they are waiting for the smaller trout to return to deaper waters after feading. [/size]
[size 3]When the lake trout bite is on, a big, flashy jigging spoon is almost impossible to beat.[/size][size 1] [/size][size 3]The thump and erratic fall of a Swedish Pimple, Hopkins, Williams is dynamite when Lakers are on the prowl.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Popping his jigging with an impressive wrist action, then occasionally lifting your arm high and allowing the spoon to flutter down to bottom. When a trout hit, set the hook hard, drop the stick, and handling the fish in will help reduce the loss on fish.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]When the fatties aren’t hitting don’t be afraid to move around. Pre-cut holes before you start fishing will help you to move around swiftly. This will help tease the fish in to thinking there is a school near by and will help to entice them in to hitting.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Taking a banana-head jig painted orange, super gluing a black bobble eyes from a hobby shop will make a nice rattle jig. Drop the jig down and swim it, letting the tail do the work some times will bring them in.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Lake trout can be fickle when fishing pressure, weather, moon phase, or other less-well-understood factors come into play. But just because the bite is off doesn't mean you can't ice a couple of fish. You just need to change your technique and presentation to fool them fatties.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]White covers the majority of baitfish trout feed on in winter. Other colors that can work well include smoke, clear blue, and pumpkinseed.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Many anglers have given me the impression that the Heddon Sonar set the standard for blade-baits that followed, including the Gay Blade, Zounder, Rat'lin Ripple Tail, Bandit Bait, and Cicada. These lures shake and shimmy and send out signals unlike those of a traditional jigging spoon.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Blade-baits come in sizes up to 3 ounces, when trout are off the bite; I generally go with a 1/2- or even 1/4-ounce bait. Lighter blades will not spook shy lake trout, but still appeal to larger fish. On lakes where trout are small or eat plankton, a crappie-sized 1/16-ounce Cicada works well. [/size]
[size 3]A medium-action ice rod and a reel and 10-pound mono to work smaller blade-baits, but if you move up to 3/4- or even 1-ounce baits, consider using a stiffer rod and 14-pound-test[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]Blade-baits are versatile. You can give them a subtle swimming motion or jig them vigorously.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]While blade-baits generally work well on their own, there are times when I like adding a minnow or a pork-rine tail.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]An airplane jig, unlike most other vertical-jigging baits, has the advantage of being able to move horizontally. Its two small wings allow it to swoop and glide allowing you to cover more water at the bottom of your hole than other jigs. Adding a stinger hook and a minnow or two will add to the frenzy you are causing at the bottom of the lake.[/size][size 1]
[/size][size 3]When fishing airplane jigs, I use a medium-action ice rod and a reel with 14-pound line. Trout really smack airplane jigs, and you need to be able to get the hook into them quickly. [/size]
[size 1][#ff0000]When all else fails try something off the wall, sometimes some thing new is what a bored trout is looking for.[/#ff0000] [/size]
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