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TK28
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05/31/2019 08:08PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Headed into entry point 47 for a 5 day trip from June 5th-9th. We plan on making our way down to base camp on Gaskin. Anybody have good success for walleyes on Gaskin? If so, any tips/advice? Also plan on making a day trip to Winchell in search of my first lake trout! Any advice for catching lakers in early June? Thanks in Advance!

TK28
 
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Reke0402
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06/02/2019 09:52PM  
Let us know how you do, i will be making that trip the end of the month
 
Othello
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06/02/2019 10:30PM  
Best of luck! I did that trip two weeks ago, and it was awfully quiet. Didn't get nearly as many hours fishing as I had hoped, but feedback from others indicated that it may not have mattered.
 
TK28
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06/04/2019 06:14AM  
I will report back after the trip!
 
KingKapalone
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06/05/2019 12:45PM  
Yes please do! I came to post the same questions. Our group is going up on June 20th and plan on staying on Gaskin unless we hear it's busy or if the fishing report sounds bad. Might just stay on Horseshoe then (doubt the good Vista camp will be open).

Anyone have any specific fishing spot recommendations or tips? Some of us are either pure beginners or advanced beginners I'd say. We did alright last year on another lake and have some tackle ideas from that. Most of the time was just leeches on jigs with slip bobbers.
 
JacobS
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06/06/2019 08:33PM  
I caught my 1st laker last June in winchell trolling a silver spoon, but it was the only one i got.
 
06/10/2019 02:21PM  
KingKapalone: "Yes please do! I came to post the same questions. Our group is going up on June 20th and plan on staying on Gaskin unless we hear it's busy or if the fishing report sounds bad. Might just stay on Horseshoe then (doubt the good Vista camp will be open).


Anyone have any specific fishing spot recommendations or tips? Some of us are either pure beginners or advanced beginners I'd say. We did alright last year on another lake and have some tackle ideas from that. Most of the time was just leeches on jigs with slip bobbers."


IIRC Gaskin isn't a particularly hot fishing lake but it does have walleyes. I found a few smaller ones in the bay that has the portage to Winchell a few years back. Head out at dusk, locate 10-15 feet of water and toss your leech down and see what happens. Trolling cranks is also always productive, usually moreso than bobbers/jigging for me when it comes to walleyes.
 
KingKapalone
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06/10/2019 03:16PM  
Xand: "IIRC Gaskin isn't a particularly hot fishing lake but it does have walleyes. I found a few smaller ones in the bay that has the portage to Winchell a few years back. Head out at dusk, locate 10-15 feet of water and toss your leech down and see what happens. Trolling cranks is also always productive, usually moreso than bobbers/jigging for me when it comes to walleyes. "


This is a different topic, but for a new person, how do we not snag the bottom all the time with jigging or trolling? I've never trolled before but it seems like it sure would be easy with how many rocks there are on the bottom and how the depths change without us realizing it. We really have no knowledge of the depth when we're out there.
 
06/10/2019 03:49PM  
KingKapalone: "
Xand: "IIRC Gaskin isn't a particularly hot fishing lake but it does have walleyes. I found a few smaller ones in the bay that has the portage to Winchell a few years back. Head out at dusk, locate 10-15 feet of water and toss your leech down and see what happens. Trolling cranks is also always productive, usually moreso than bobbers/jigging for me when it comes to walleyes. "



This is a different topic, but for a new person, how do we not snag the bottom all the time with jigging or trolling? I've never trolled before but it seems like it sure would be easy with how many rocks there are on the bottom and how the depths change without us realizing it. We really have no knowledge of the depth when we're out there."


When fishing with a jig snags are going to be apart of life. With experience you can learn to feel the bottom and know when you are bouncing off rocks or logs and you can almost feel when you need to give the jig a jump up and over them.

As for trolling your best bet is to know the general depth you're at and how deep your lures run. Each lure will run at a certain depth with a certain amount of line out. Knowing the depth your lure runs at is important in matching it with the depth you are fishing.
 
06/10/2019 04:16PM  
Gaskin walleyes. Yes, the bay leading to Winchell portage. Big weed bed grows out in middle. Also, west end islands when west wind is blowing.....creates currents in channels between islands...fish the eddies and currents breaks

 
trailcheif
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06/10/2019 04:16PM  
For trolling choose the appropriate lure for the depth you want to target. Cast the lures out maybe let some line out and go. You should be occasionally ticking bottom. If it’s hitting too much, reel up some line. For jigging like stated above there is a learning curve for knowing what your feeling. Staying as vertical as possible will help with less snags. So choosing the appropriate weight for your drift speed is key. A good sensitive rod with braided line and a fluorocarbon leader also makes a world difference. But as the saying goes “ if your not snagging , your not catching.” At least as far as waldo’s go.
 
KingKapalone
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06/10/2019 04:18PM  
Thanks, maybe we'll try it out.

Hoping TK28 gives us his report of his trip from the weekend!
 
06/11/2019 01:37PM  
Me too, we're going in June 24th for 4 days. 2 people fishing in a rockwood canoe, say hi!

David

 
Reke0402
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06/16/2019 11:46AM  
croixboy96: "Me too, we're going in June 24th for 4 days. 2 people fishing in a rockwood canoe, say hi!


David


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8 of us are going in the 26th from Rockwoods not sure if we will camp gaskin or horseshoe area yet TBD.
 
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