I'm putting in on Seagull lake and likely setting up camp on Alpine for a central location. Eating walleye is great but would love to tie into a laker or two also, just looking for any tips for both species for that area, thanks for the help.

Hopefully JB in the Wild will see this post and help you out, Alpine is a very good lake.

I am going to be doing this same thing for the first time in a week... hope some there is some good advice!

No fish in Alpine, just ask Izzy he spent two weeks there and got skunked.
Actually there are a few eater Walleye in Alpine. As far as lakers not to sure. The lake is about 60 ft deep but I wasn't fishin for them so can't say if they are there or not.
Hope you have a good trip, sorry I couldn't be more help.


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Ok Gilly, Alpine is a really clear lake, so try to fish it early and late in the day, or if its raining, and especially if you have a campsite thats near deep water fish it at night. It has a very good walleye population but can be tough to fish during the day for eyes if its sunny out, you have to go pretty deep with clear skies in the summer. The smallmouth population has taken off in the last few years and are pushing the walleyes deeper. There are some decent pike in here and theres a pretty good population of whitefish in this lake, flu flus with wax worms or eurolarvae work well on them, a depthfinder is a must. Try to stick near strucutre that relates to the basin (deepest part of the lake) islands points troughs and reefs are your best bets at this time of year. Rapalas, black spinnerbaits, jig and leeches and slip bobber and leeches should work well for you, good luck on this (fishless) lake :-)

If you want lake trout you might want to fish Seagull Lake but you will have to fish deep. My son will be on Seagull Lake next week fishing. He will be on his honey moon. Look for him on one of the camp sites near the portage into Alpine. He will have a green Wenonah canoe. Just stop and ask him he will tell where they are biting.

Thanks for the suggestions. From the DNR data I figured we would have to head to a different lake than Alpine for trout. Head in Friday, so when I get back I'll let you know how we did. Thanks again Basspro.

Thanks for the suggestions. From the DNR data I figured we would have to head to a different lake than Alpine for trout. Head in Friday, so when I get back I'll let you know how we did. Thanks again Basspro.

It all depends how long you're going to be in, and also how far are you willing to travel.
If you want to stay close try out Jasper. Lake trout numbers are low, but we have caught them there. East side of the lake try the point with the steep dropoff.
If your traveling in, then try out Ogish, Gabi, or Little Sag. All are decent lake trout lakes.

Happy to report there are still walleyes in Alpine. Caught 10 that were over 20 inches and the smallest was a 14 incher that a northern ate while it was on a stringer. Caught em' all day, even in the sun, although they would have been tough to find without a depthfinder as we didn't catch any shallower than 20 feet. Caught most of them trolling with shad raps, tried a tail dancer but was getting severely outfished, seemed to like the tighter wobble of the shad rap or wally diver. Color wise they seemed to bite better on black and silver or blue and silver than yellows and reds. The rest were caught on jigs and leeches.

Tried Jasper for lake trout, and caught a 15 incher on a jig and leech ten minutes into our first drift. That was it though as the wind picked up making it tough to stay over marks on the finder. Had a couple more follows on spoons, but no biters.

All in all it was a great trip for the first time, next time will definitely be a longer trip.

Sounds like a good trip, nothing better than catching fish in Gods Country.

Sounds like a good trip, nothing better than catching fish in Gods Country. P.S. Almost nothing better :-)

quote Basspro69: "There are some decent pike in here and theres a pretty good population of whitefish in this lake, flu flus with wax worms or eurolarvae work well on them, a depthfinder is a must. Try to stick near strucutre that relates to the basin (deepest part of the lake) islands points troughs and reefs are your best bets at this time of year."

Basspro, could you give more details on the whitefish? I didn't know there were many in Alpine. I've never fished for them before, but I'm thinking of taking some Swedish Pimples and wax worms with me on my trip that starts Sunday, Sept. 4. Can you offer any other advice on Alpine's whitefish? Thanks in advance.

quote outsidej: "

quote Basspro69: "There are some decent pike in here and theres a pretty good population of whitefish in this lake, flu flus with wax worms or eurolarvae work well on them, a depthfinder is a must. Try to stick near strucutre that relates to the basin (deepest part of the lake) islands points troughs and reefs are your best bets at this time of year."

Basspro, could you give more details on the whitefish? I didn't know there were many in Alpine. I've never fished for them before, but I'm thinking of taking some Swedish Pimples and wax worms with me on my trip that starts Sunday, Sept. 4. Can you offer any other advice on Alpine's whitefish? Thanks in advance."

If you use a swedish pimple make sure its a small one. My number one lure for whitefish is a white or charttreuse flu flu 32nd ounce with a eurolarve or waxworm, I just find them on the depthfinder and drop down and jig them, and Alpine has a very good population of them, theyre not really big ones, but they are perfect eating size.

Thanks, BassPro. Two more questions, though. How deep are they typically? And if they're deep, do you use extra split shot to get those ice jigs down there?

quote outsidej: "Thanks, BassPro. Two more questions, though. How deep are they typically? And if they're deep, do you use extra split shot to get those ice jigs down there?"

There usually hanging out in the 30 to 60 foot range, and I usually do use split shot to get it down there, it helps you feel those subtle strikes on a tight line.If you see a baitfish cloud on your depthfinder, even if you dont see fish arcs try it anyway, if theres bait the whitefish are usually close by .