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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Gaskin/Winchell |
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05/31/2019 08:08PM
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
TK28
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.
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.
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.
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir
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
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.
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