How To Fish For Lake Trout In The Summer

Youre going to use the exact same setup as you would for ice fishing and thats going to make everything easier and less expensive.

How to fish for lake trout in the summer. Lake Michigans fishing definitely heats up with the weather. Bait your hook with a minnow and set your depth to about halfway down the water column. Baits when I am trolling for summertime lake trout using Dipsies and Jets.

Start by identifying any bottom structure thats solid firm and different from its surroundings such as long protruding underwater points boulder-strewn reefs sunken shoals and isolated. Not only will the lake trout feel more comfortable venturing out at these hours but they bite most during feeding time when bugs are active. Or opt to fish between dawn and 11 am.

They tend to have a gradual taper of the tip of the point that slowly moves into the water. However success can still be had. Down so the float doesnt spook fish.

The old wives tale that the best fishing times are at first and last light. By the time summer rolls around the best thing a fisherman can do is be ready to move. Lake trout prefer to avoid bright lights so you will likely improve your chances at any time in overcast conditions.

2019-06-20 Bait the hook with a worm if they are feeding on insects near the surface. Its most natural for Trout to feed at first light and just before night fall. Summer is marked by hot temperatures and a deep thermocline.

The fish will be actively feeding around sunrise and on cooler overcast days. Early summer sees more Coho and Rainbow Trout make a big splash around June. The key to fishing during summer is by targeting the thermocline with lures the fish can see at that depth.