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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Laker Fishing in Thomas and Alice Advice |
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01/26/2023 05:14PM
We made a trip to Insula last year and spent a day in late May trying to chase Lakers on Thomas. I've had luck on other lakes using silver/blue Little Cleos, Purple Tail Dancers and White curly tails. We threw everything we had at them to no avail. We trolled shallow because it was May and the ice had just gone out, we trolled deep, we jigged, we casted, nothing. Not even a random northern! I did mark a few random fish on the depth finder, but whatever they were, they would not bite.
The water was very high in May, but I don't know that would be a factor for all the effort we put into it? Any suggestions for another attempt at the end of May this year? We'll be hitting Alice as well.
The water was very high in May, but I don't know that would be a factor for all the effort we put into it? Any suggestions for another attempt at the end of May this year? We'll be hitting Alice as well.
01/27/2023 09:37AM
Pinetree: "No lakers in Alice."
But the walleye fishing/catching is awesome. Find the reefs and troll around them with shad raps. Find Gull Rock on the west side and throw some crankbaits or jigs to the northwest side. We had to keep throwing back what we caught because they were too big for us to eat.
01/27/2023 02:26PM
RMinMN: "Pinetree: "No lakers in Alice."
But the walleye fishing/catching is awesome. Find the reefs and troll around them with shad raps. Find Gull Rock on the west side and throw some crankbaits or jigs to the northwest side. We had to keep throwing back what we caught because they were too big for us to eat."
Is Gull Rock an island?
01/27/2023 05:47PM
Lawnchair107: "RMinMN: "Pinetree: "No lakers in Alice."
But the walleye fishing/catching is awesome. Find the reefs and troll around them with shad raps. Find Gull Rock on the west side and throw some crankbaits or jigs to the northwest side. We had to keep throwing back what we caught because they were too big for us to eat."
Is Gull Rock an island? "
Yes it is an island but really not much more to it that a rock that sticks up with a little bit of bushes/grass along one side. Look on Google maps and zoom in on Alice. You can see a small island on the west side, quite a ways from shore. Here's the latitude and longitude for it.
47.934233222386865, -91.2216778499733
03/02/2023 10:24AM
I have had one trip to Thomas several years ago... well I guess almost 10 years now wow... It was in August and we managed to catch some lake trout on the Southern end. We were vertically jigging spoons along the bottom as the wind blew us across the basin. We caught walleyes in Thomas as well but it was a very windy trip so our fishing was limited. Have always wanted to fish Fraser but have not gotten into there yet.
With you going in May I am not sure how much help my intel will be. I do not think there are many lake trout in that lake.
With you going in May I am not sure how much help my intel will be. I do not think there are many lake trout in that lake.
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