How i fly fish Lake Whitefish

[Speckle55]

This is how I fish lake Whitefish

On my floating fly reel I have 10ft fluorocarbon 8# small swivel 4ft to hook

I will use a indicator or not

Cast ahead of school rising

Then bring hook through school striping in

I use a faster retrieve if it’s clear water and I see one chase

Blood worm type hooks/nymphs

I like mornings till 11am but can catch all day

With the soft mouths then the fight it can be exhilarating

And if you get a runner it’s a wow factor

Lake Whitefish is a fly anglers go to fish

Just saying

David

[bessiedog]

Ok David… serious question…. Cause I was fishing a roaming school of lake whites for 5 hours last week…… I saw them chase it… but I slowed down the retrieve anticipating the hit… and then nothing.

so keep fast stripping to entice an aggressive take?

[Speckle55]

Yes





QUOTE=bessiedog;4648618]Ok David… serious question…. Cause I was fishing a roaming school of lake whites for 5 hours last week…… I saw them chase it… but I slowed down the retrieve anticipating the hit… and then nothing.

so keep fast stripping to entice an aggressive take?[/QUOTE]

[Speckle55]

Oohhh oh I do not use swivel n 4ft

Just 10ft to hook

David

[openfire]

Thanks for sharing, what size hook do you use?

[Don Andersen]

Whitefish gooble chironomids as well.
Chromies work well.

Don

[Lornce]

Originally Posted by Don Andersen

Whitefish gooble chironomids as well.
Chromies work well.

Don

Yep they work great for Whitefish.

[Pikebreath]

My question is when, where and how does one find fly catchable whites?

Seems like the whites spend most of their time in deep water in the lakes I am typically fishing for pike (northern boreal). Back in the day, one used to see numerous rises in the evenings, but that doesn't seem near as common anymore. Water clarity can be an issue as well.

Not looking for specific lakes, but rather specific water types, depths, time of year etc.

Thanks.

[Don Andersen]

Originally Posted by Pikebreath

My question is when, where and how does one find fly catchable whites?

Seems like the whites spend most of their time in deep water in the lakes I am typically fishing for pike (northern boreal). Back in the day, one used to see numerous rises in the evenings, but that doesn't seem near as common anymore. Water clarity can be an issue as well.

Not looking for specific lakes, but rather specific water types, depths, time of year etc.

Thanks.

I fished Gull in <>10’ of water in July.

Don