I am finally ready to go out to Lake Minnewanka with my boat in may. but im not sure at what depth the trout would be. would they be in the first 10 feet of water this early or are they deeper at this time?
every year is different depending on water temps.
But most years we find them in 25 or so feet of water on rock shelfs
We jig for them like walleyes...bisheads and teaser type tails
We flyfish for them with sink-tip lines in under 25ft of water - but still right on the bottom. Usually for about 2 weeks after the season opens, then they start to head deeper.
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well i think i want to do some trolling. i have 20lb test green spiderwire and t swivels i just need to know what ounce banana weight (and yes i know about nothing under 2 oz that is lead) i need to use with my spoons. btw what colour of spoons work best in minnewanka.
We have lake trout up at our cabin but very few ever get caught. They seem to sit in deep water. I was wondering if trolling can be done. Or are we better to jig and with what size of jigs.
a little off topic but something to consider
Most lakers arent ball shy, in fact i think they are attracted to the ball and line hum. I in fact at times run a attractor off a painted ball.
That being said send your camera down connected to the downrigger line with a short set back to your hook.....its hillarious watching lakers try to catch your lure. Some times i speed up just to watch them get madder and madder...lol
We have lake trout up at our cabin but very few ever get caught. They seem to sit in deep water. I was wondering if trolling can be done. Or are we better to jig and with what size of jigs.
alot of times lakers relate to deep soft basin bottoms...in those cases we run lead core(where allowed) or steel line with a heavy slip sinker(similar to a sliding mooching wieght again where allowed) to a kelp cutter flasher with a 36 inch leader to a pea type lure. The kelp cutter puffs up bottom sediment and the lure appears to be in the bottom dust. Maybe it appears to be a feeding something in the disturbed bottom.
It our last resort though as its not overly sporting....
If you're trolling Minnewanka, be sure to zig-zag quite a bit to pause the lure and vary the speed. Those lakers are notorious for following a lure without striking, if it's just pulled in a straight line and doesn't change speed.
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Depth at lake Minnewanka in may for lake trout
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