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smokedwhitefish
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Definitely start shallow. In my experience brook trout like 5-10 fow. You'll likely find them deeper too, but there's no sense in trolling around the middle of the lake all day guessing depths if you can just work the shorelines.
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Savage Voyageur
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I have heard they like small spoons like a Little Cleo. We’ve caught them on Mepps #3 spinner, or a small brook Trout Rapala. A lot of these lakes are spring feed and there is not much of a thermocline. I would start shallow water about 8-10 and go deeper until you locate them.
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walllee
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Small Mepps, panther martin spinners have been good. I particularly like the Mepps black fury with either orange dots or yellow dots in size 0 or 1. Also good old fashioned slip bobber rig with a piece of crawler on it can be great. As far as location weather will dictate that.
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icefishbaby
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I am heading on a brook trout quest second week of June. The lake is about 60 foot deep and guessing thermocline at that time is probably 25. What lures/techniques should work here? Thinking jigging a blade lure or trolling small spoons, but looking for other ideas. I will have a fish finder, but should I focus near shore or farther out? Not sure what works-lake trout but smaller lures?
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user0317
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Good advice so far. Make sure you hit the water early morning and late evening. You can catch trout any time of day, but it definitely helps to be on the water during the low-light phases of the day. They are more active when the bugs are more active.
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Tyler W
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If you are going to troll small lures at +25' you'll want snap weights and at a minimum 2 oz sinkers. My rule of thumb is 1 oz per 10ft per mile per hour. I.e. trolling at 30 ft down at 1mph requires a 3 oz sinker.
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shock
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if your camping on the lake , a whole crawler with some air or a phelps floater on a slip sinker from shore is a good option. and just tipping lures with a piece of crawler too.
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