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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Lakers in late Sept. worth it? |
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08/15/2018 08:45PM
Heading in for 5 days the end of Sept / start of Oct. I fish Lakers in May every year and catch all we want, but I’ve never fished for them in the fall. Normally walleyes. Is it worth going after lakers or is it too sporty and water temp dependent? Do they come back into trollable depths, ie 10-20’ off surface? I’d rather not jig in 50’ all day. Too boring.
And I don’t know where yet if it matters. I plan on just choosing a good laker lake because I know getting a permit that time of year isn’t a problem. So lake tips would be good too if you’ll give them up.
And I don’t know where yet if it matters. I plan on just choosing a good laker lake because I know getting a permit that time of year isn’t a problem. So lake tips would be good too if you’ll give them up.
08/16/2018 08:54AM
AmarilloJim: "I'll troll 40' deep with snap weights and alter depth depending on success or graph findings. Once I find them I'll blade bait for them."
Anybody ever had success jigging lakers with a Rippin Rap? Man those things are fun to fish, the feedback and vibration is in the same league as a good blade bait. Color selection not the greatest for deep water, but maybe Purple Clown would work?
Sorry for the aside.
08/16/2018 11:19AM
Interested here too. I plan on fishing for lakers a day or so after my canoe trip, prob the last day of the season Sept 30th. I'm planning on Snowbank. Burntside is supposed to be good, but the fact it's enormous and I haven't fished that lake makes it an unlikely choice for me for such a short period. And I'll be doing it via boat/motor, because if I have to go out in wind & waves & deep water, canoe fishing can be....unwieldy (is that a word?).
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08/16/2018 11:58AM
thegildedgopher: "AmarilloJim: "I'll troll 40' deep with snap weights and alter depth depending on success or graph findings. Once I find them I'll blade bait for them."
Anybody ever had success jigging lakers with a Rippin Rap? Man those things are fun to fish, the feedback and vibration is in the same league as a good blade bait. Color selection not the greatest for deep water, but maybe Purple Clown would work?
Sorry for the aside."
I don't know why they wouldn't work. Same basic style of fishing. The Rippin Raps have a rattle as well so this may help or hurt depending on fish mood. I think the blade baits sink faster so you may have to wait longer for the raps to get deep. I fish these (as well as everything else) on Fireline so I can feel every wiggle of the bait. I allow the baits to fall on taught line so I can slow the descent and feel the fish strikes. Not a great search lure in deep water but once you have them located you sure can catch a bunch.
08/16/2018 12:14PM
HowardSprague: "Interested here too. I plan on fishing for lakers a day or so after my canoe trip, prob the last day of the season Sept 30th. I'm planning on Snowbank. Burntside is supposed to be good, but the fact it's enormous and I haven't fished that lake makes it an unlikely choice for me for such a short period. And I'll be doing it via boat/motor, because if I have to go out in wind & waves & deep water, canoe fishing can be....unwieldy (is that a word?)."
Where you headed on your canoe trip? I'll be in the SAK/Kek area at that time. Coming out on the 29th.
08/18/2018 08:10PM
Be sure to get a couple Northland Buckshot jigs in the blue, white, and yellow. I used the 2 ounce size this week in Quetico and hammered some big Lakers. By far the best lure I have found for big Lakers.they work equally well trolled or vertical jigging.
08/19/2018 01:47PM
thegildedgopher: "Anybody ever had success jigging lakers with a Rippin Rap? Man those things are fun to fish, the feedback and vibration is in the same league as a good blade bait. Color selection not the greatest for deep water, but maybe Purple Clown would work?
Sorry for the aside."
Yes. They're magical when you figure out where the fish are. I use white and chrome/blue.
08/22/2018 12:38PM
We go in late September every year and have no problems finding lakers. Deep diving rapalas in purple descent or white work. Typically they hit around 20-25 FOW. Always say I want to use a jig but rarely try. We are in the Q though. Maybe in the BWCA things are different.
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