Gear for Lake Trout

[beerhunter]

I am going to be heading to Saskatchewan for some Northern Lake fishing.

What would you recommend for some tackle for fishing for Lake Trout.

We won't have any down riggers but if we happen to bring our own or borrow one can you give me some pointers on what to use with or without down riggers please.

Thanks for the tips!!

[Smoky buck]

Fished lakers lots in Northern BC

For trolling

Trolling weights from 3-6oz or dipsy divers will do the trick most days when lakers are active because they often suspend between 40-90ft of water(at least all the lakes I targeted). Slow days is when I find down riggers and hugging bottom is a must. The trick is to target points, islands, and shelfs don’t waste time random trolling find the fish and stay on them.

Lures

Big spoons like FST, matrix’s, Len Thompson’s, and Williams wobblers. The Gibbs FST is my top choice for spoons

Plugs like J plugs, mag lips, Flatfish, and big Crankbaits. J plugs can be deadly for me

Other stuff like swim baits and dodger/Bucktail combination can be good

Jigging is tough in the lakes I fish do to current but I know some swear by it

[does it ALL outdoors]

White jig's & tubes with a minnow on it.

Go deep..

[nimrod]

Bondy bait, go for the big fish, I have a few if you want to borrow, but if you loose any just replace

[RavYak]

Without downriggers jigging is your best bet assuming you have a fish finder. Find the fish then jig them up using heavier jigs(1-3 oz). If no fish finder will have to rely on someone telling you where to try.

With downriggers use fish finder to find them, drop weight down to their depth. Spoons work well, take a variety and don’t be too shy with size since lakers feed on larger bait like ciscos.

If earlier in the season you can have luck in shallower water. Take some 15-30 ft deep lures and troll around.

[Puma]

Gibbs FST in gold/silver #2 ? trolled shallow.

[jednastka]

The big issue is WHEN are you going. First off, a fish finder is mandatory to know at which depth the fish are, and where the structure is. In the first 1-3 weeks after ice-out, they are shallow. Trolling with large light spoons such as Williams Wablers and Williams Whitefish works. When they move a little deeper, long lining the largest you can find heavy Daredevile and Len Thompson spoons in silver or blue/silver. They work to say 20 feet deep or so. Any deeper, and I use downriggers. Manual Scottys with a take-off at the ball and another one some three feet up really works. I run a heavy spoon on the bottom and a light spoon on the top so they won't tangle.

[Zip-in-Z]

These work .... pics from one of my adventures at Plummers Great Bear Lake - Trophy Lodge

D.


https://i.imgur.com/Aca71Z1.jpg

T60

https://i.imgur.com/r0d3WxC.jpg

Caught this one on a Blue T-60

https://i.imgur.com/nhKMLI2.jpg

On a White Bucktail Jig

https://i.imgur.com/QqW0lUy.jpg


Big Lakers like big meals

https://i.imgur.com/0hsrJR8.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bk8M9B0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DzTNpYj.jpg

Gulp ....

https://i.imgur.com/eep9NMC.jpg

[lromanchuk]

These work .... pics from one of my adventures at Plummers Great Bear Lake - Trophy Lodge

D.


https://i.imgur.com/Aca71Z1.jpg

T60

https://i.imgur.com/r0d3WxC.jpg

Caught this one on a Blue T-60

https://i.imgur.com/nhKMLI2.jpg

On a White Bucktail Jig

https://i.imgur.com/QqW0lUy.jpg


Big Lakers like big meals

https://i.imgur.com/0hsrJR8.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bk8M9B0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DzTNpYj.jpg

Gulp ....

https://i.imgur.com/eep9NMC.jpg


Awesome pics.

[beerhunter]

Awesome info guys. This really helps.

Going Mid-End of June. They may be a little shallower as this will be only a couple weeks from ice off I assume.

Thanks

[Poppa]

Good lord, the time lapse of the laker eating the cisco.............JESUS!

[35 whelen]

Good lord, the time lapse of the laker eating the cisco.............JESUS!Those are great pictures I'd say that's a grayling though

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[Smoky buck]

Best advice I can give you is look at a depth chart of the lake if possible it makes a big difference. Look for the structure around deep water. The lakes I fish it’s common for Lakers to school up on structure and if there is current they sit near the edge of the drop down current side.

If trolling if you can find multiple pieces of structure and run a figure 8 between them it can be great. As an example I run one location where I do this hitting 2 points on one side of the lake. Cross over a hump in the center on the lake and hit a point on opposite shore. I will repeat this run all day if the bite is on. Depth varies from 180-300ft over this figure 8.

[Zip-in-Z]

Good lord, the time lapse of the laker eating the cisco.............JESUS!


Those are great pictures I'd say that's a grayling though

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Yup .... it's a Holy Grail, their beautiful fish and a bunch of fun on ultralight tackle. My buddy from WPG sent them, taken by a guide from Plummers, pleased you like the pic's.


Edit: Beerhunter, I should add ... I'm the guy with the Cdn Helicopter hat, that was my largest just over 50 lbs, I caught it on the July 01st weekend on a medium color blue T60 in 10-15 fow, I recall I had 20 lb Trilene on & it almost spooled me, my tip would be bring a large capacity real & if you plan to spend some time fishin in shallow water spool on some braid & tie on a 4-5 ft piece of HD floro leader. We also had 2 orange planer boards that released when you got one, they were fun getting the spooky fish in the shallow bays. One huge Laker hit one of our orange planer boards and took it under we thought it swallowed it whole, then it popped up 20 ft away but wouldn't hit our flutter spoon, we just shook our heads.

Wish you all the best & hope you get a monster Laker.

Cheers

David

[35 whelen]

Yup .... it's a Holy Grail, their beautiful fish and a bunch of fun on ultralight tackle. My buddy from WPG sent them, taken by a guide from Plummers, pleased you like the pic's.



D. When I worked up there I had the video of Rodney hair back world record 66lbs on VHS .



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[Salavee]

I have lots of these available if anyone is interested ..