Hey guys, I'm finally taking my wife on our first boundary waters trip starting this Saturday. We have been talking about going for years. Not sure why we haven't yet. We are headed to Sea Gull Lake and was wondering if anybody had any tips or tricks they like to disclose on how to catch Lake Trout or Walleye on that lake. Any info would be appreciated.

for lakers try trolling open water on the west end with spoons/little cleos. a depth/fish finder would help. i never bring 1 myself but as the water warms up it, its nice to have 1. for walleyes i would target edges off of islands/points. pike put on a 7" floater rapala gold/blk troll from the alpine portage to and past the rog portage should produce some fish.

For Walleyes use slip bobbers and a leech on a plain hook. Find where the lake has deep water next to a shallow reef. Fish the shallow reefs 16-20 feet.

Thanks, i will try both of those tips. I wish I had a portable fish finder. That would be a great investment. It would take out the guesswork of wondering where in the water column the fish are hanging. Are lake trout and walleyes affected by the mayfly hatches?
Thanks

We had a fish finder in the winter when we went up, however, the Navionics App got us really close. Download the seagull map before you go and you'll have an idea of what depth you're at. youtube seagull lake ice fishing and you'll see the map, and coordinates, of where we went, it was winter, however, there are a ton of depths in the spot by miles island.

Hulioni , not sure if you've been on seagull before. but give respect to the wind. she gets rolling in a heartbeat. the north side does give more protection with the islands.