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tgruenke
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04/04/2017 06:33AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
My family and my in-laws are going up to Gunflint Lodge over Mother's day weekend. My father in-law and I may get the blessing to take a boat out and chase some trout and maybe even try to find walleyes. Early in the spring we were thinking of trolling cranks. What depth should we look for for trout... any one know where we could find some walleyes in that lake? Any other tips?

Thanks in advance
 
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bruleman
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04/06/2017 11:11AM  
quote tgruenke: "My family and my in-laws are going up to Gunflint Lodge over Mother's day weekend. My father in-law and I may get the blessing to take a boat out and chase some trout and maybe even try to find walleyes. Early in the spring we were thinking of trolling cranks. What depth should we look for for trout... any one know where we could find some walleyes in that lake? Any other tips?

Thanks in advance"


The Gunflint Lodge is nice, but a bit pricey. Have you checked out their fishing packages. They have some good guides, including Jon Schei and Adam Treeful. We never fished Gunflint Lake, but rather Sag or Seagull. I think that Gunflint is considered a difficult lake to fish because of the shoreline drop off. It is well worth the cost for a guide, the first time out on the lake.
 
QueticoMike
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04/09/2017 01:46PM  
I would think the trout would still be fairly shallow at that time of the year.
 
04/09/2017 02:18PM  
quote QueticoMike: "I would think the trout would still be fairly shallow at that time of the year."
gunflint lake is usually the last one to open up, so lakers shouldn't be too difficult to catch early may,
 
Basspro69
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04/09/2017 09:51PM  
quote tgruenke: "My family and my in-laws are going up to Gunflint Lodge over Mother's day weekend. My father in-law and I may get the blessing to take a boat out and chase some trout and maybe even try to find walleyes. Early in the spring we were thinking of trolling cranks. What depth should we look for for trout... any one know where we could find some walleyes in that lake? Any other tips?

Thanks in advance"
For trout anything flashy and silver will work, keep moving and look for active fish. Walleye are a different story on that lake, they could be anywhere, but look for areas of current, and transition areas from bays especially on the north end.
 
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