salmon & lake trout fishing
Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 10:35 am
I finally got my boat refurbished and on the water yesterday with the motor working like it should!
Have a 40 horse 2-stroke and it is working pretty good at slow speed, it can get down to 2.25-2.5MPH surface, and then I can drag a bucket or 2 and get down even slower.
Was a long winter replacing the rotten flooring & flotation foam, new paint job and a few electrical wiring things along with getting the motor running smooth. New Transom is next winter.
I'm in the process of setting up to troll, and it will take a while to get all the proper gear.
I've got dipsy/jets and some spoons and trolling rods with line counters, picking up gear here & there, and will seek out downriggers etc... once I know how I want to mount them...
We tried trolling the cowbanks area yesterday and marked tons of baitfish, but not understanding the techniques for salmon trolling, we gave up after a couple hours and went to the mouth of the Lamoille and bottom bounced.
Can anyone help me in understanding where to fish for lakers this time of year?
I know I can jig them late season in deep water, but totally lost on where to chase them with these water temps and not knowing where they tend to be early season.
Would like to get a couple of friends out with me this afternoon and tomorrow (weather permitting), and try to get on some lake trout, as none of us have ever been out to do that before.
I've only got a couple thru the ice, but never from a boat or shore. They've never caught a laker either.
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated and I'm not looking for anyone's honeyhole, just general info on techniques and point me in a general direction of jig or troll, depth, typical structure etc...
Mudchuck
(look for the 14' tinny with the haze grey underway paint scheme...all you old Navy salts)
Have a 40 horse 2-stroke and it is working pretty good at slow speed, it can get down to 2.25-2.5MPH surface, and then I can drag a bucket or 2 and get down even slower.
Was a long winter replacing the rotten flooring & flotation foam, new paint job and a few electrical wiring things along with getting the motor running smooth. New Transom is next winter.
I'm in the process of setting up to troll, and it will take a while to get all the proper gear.
I've got dipsy/jets and some spoons and trolling rods with line counters, picking up gear here & there, and will seek out downriggers etc... once I know how I want to mount them...
We tried trolling the cowbanks area yesterday and marked tons of baitfish, but not understanding the techniques for salmon trolling, we gave up after a couple hours and went to the mouth of the Lamoille and bottom bounced.
Can anyone help me in understanding where to fish for lakers this time of year?
I know I can jig them late season in deep water, but totally lost on where to chase them with these water temps and not knowing where they tend to be early season.
Would like to get a couple of friends out with me this afternoon and tomorrow (weather permitting), and try to get on some lake trout, as none of us have ever been out to do that before.
I've only got a couple thru the ice, but never from a boat or shore. They've never caught a laker either.
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated and I'm not looking for anyone's honeyhole, just general info on techniques and point me in a general direction of jig or troll, depth, typical structure etc...
Mudchuck
(look for the 14' tinny with the haze grey underway paint scheme...all you old Navy salts)