Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Lake trout in the spring
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tony |
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Mad_Angler |
Consider Jasper Lake off the Gunflint trail. Where and how would you target lakers over Memorial Day on this lake?? |
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izzy |
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timatkn |
There is a narrows in the northern end between the 70 and 110 foot holes looks interesting. Then I think the area Arctic pointed out is just a hair south of that (hard to read the depths on your map) so could be good becuase part of that same transition area. South part of the Lake there is a transition area between the 80 and 70 foot holes. Then you have to take the wind direction into consideration. If it was me I'd start trolling cranks beginning at the north East end and loop around those holes until I found out the depth to be at concentrating on the structure on the windward side of the trout holes. I'd start on 15-20 feet deep---I consider that shallow for trout. If you are fishing evening or early morning then try even a little shallower. If all else fails hit the deep water and watch the depth finder for schools of ciscoes. They will be around the ciscoes for sure. Have fun. T |
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Mad_Angler |
quote izzy: "Mad Angler - Where did you find this type of map ?" Izzy, The map is a screen shot from Navionic Hotmaps Explorer. It is amazing and only about $20 at any Gander Mountain. It has topos for nearly every lake in the US. The basic topo is like the Alpine one I used in this thread. You also get one free high defintion lake. The high def lakes are even more amazing. They send out their own crews to measure the depths. The high def lakes are presented with 1 foot contours. Here is another thread that I started about it. Hotmaps thread |
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brerud |
I would start on either the NW corner of the lake in the bay and troll the point and to the east or I would start at the island in the center of the lake. I would be trolling spoons and cranks until I found fish and then adjust accordingly. On Memorial Day weekend you should be able to troll the shoreline and find fish, stay tight to points and any shoreline structure. If you don't find fish that close to shore just keep moving out away from shore until you find them. The narrows between the island and the shore should be an awesome place for lakers and so should a couple of the prominent points on the lake. Good Luck |