Hitting Sag the 3rd week of July and camping near Cache Bay. We may move onto Knife depending on the old guys in our group. I've caught lake trout in May and June on smaller lakes, but never in July on a lake like Sag. Any tips if I want to catch decent lakers and walleye?

I know I'll need to be very deep for lakers that time of year. Fishing is my obsession and, although I appreciate a good bass, it's hard to beat a nice laker filet. I'm buying a new travel rod and 25lb line just for this.

Thanks!

in August trolling long line cranks from hook Island to Cache Bay never have had a problem getting a laker.

T

X2. 25-30 foot deep diving crank bait will do the trick. Lakers will come up a long ways to chase if they are in the mood, it’s not like walleye where you have to put it right in front of their face at times. You could jig heavy spoons or plastics on half ounce jig heads. You can go as deep as you want that way.

Your in the right area. If you have electronics and they are 40-65' deep troll deep divers Chrome/purple/blue/chart chrome is king. 25lb might be too heavy to get the cranks down. 12lb. fire line or power pro would work or add 1oz. wt. w/ 12' mono leader. Deeper use swim jigs or Buzz bomb. drop it 20' below them, real up fast to 10' above and jig 6-10' jigs, 5-10 times. drop and repeat. if there on the bottom, jig 3-4 times, stir up the mud, 6-10' then real up fast 20'. repeat, repeat, repeat. If no electronics try all 3 methods. dead stick a jig and frozen smelt piece works sometimes. If your lucky enough to have a calm evening near sunset, drag 10-30 cranks. they come close to the surface if it's calm. Usually smaller fish. Th-cline on Sag is usually 50-55' late July. I have secret spots on Cache for walleyes. My son 15 yrs. ago, caught a 13.8 walleye down rigging Lakers between Hook and spruce 60' down while trolling lakers. Replica on the wall.

GWsag50yrs: "Your in the right area. If you have electronics and they are 40-65' deep troll deep divers Chrome/purple/blue/chart chrome is king. 25lb might be too heavy to get the cranks down. 12lb. fire line or power pro would work or add 1oz. wt. w/ 12' mono leader. Deeper use swim jigs or Buzz bomb. drop it 20' below them, real up fast to 10' above and jig 6-10' jigs, 5-10 times. drop and repeat. if there on the bottom, jig 3-4 times, stir up the mud, 6-10' then real up fast 20'. repeat, repeat, repeat. If no electronics try all 3 methods. dead stick a jig and frozen smelt piece works sometimes. If your lucky enough to have a calm evening near sunset, drag 10-30 cranks. they come close to the surface if it's calm. Usually smaller fish. Th-cline on Sag is usually 50-55' late July. I have secret spots on Cache for walleyes. My son 15 yrs. ago, caught a 13.8 walleye down rigging Lakers between Hook and spruce 60' down while trolling lakers. Replica on the wall."

Secret walleye spot on Cache Bay?

Not asking for specifics. Just curious. I always thought most people just pass through and don't fish so if you can find the fish it might be good. I think a lot of those entry points get over looked for fishing in Quetico.

T