How To Jig For Lake Trout

2016-08-12 Vertical jigging is perfectly suited to catching lake trout in the summer because the fish concentrate in and around well-defined locations that are easy to findif you know what to look for.

How to jig for lake trout. Make sure the jig has a large head and an even larger hook. Simply insert a 14- to 38-ounce jig head inside the tube so that it plummets to the bottom in a corkscrew-like pattern. 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.

You can also try attaching lake trouts favorite meal -- a live minnow -- to the jig. 2019-07-30 One of the best jigs for deepwater trout fishing is a big bucktail jig. Tie the hook on then slip your tube jig head inside the tube jig push the eye through and youre ready to go.

The main backbone of the rig is made up of three one metre lengths of 10-12lb fluorocarbon interconnected with your small swivels. The kind of jig or lure you use while lake trout ice fishing can make or break your fishing trip. The Nervous Minnow in blue is a jointed blade-style spoon that closely resembles the size and profile of the rainbow smelt that lake trout are often feeding on.

2021-01-15 Case in point. While white tube jigs have been very effective and popular over the years using other soft plastic lures in other colors as well. Watch what happens and get to know the motion of your lure.

Jig and lure colors that may work for lake trout ice fishing other than white include. Anything from 34-ounce up to 25-ounces can be effective at hooking lake trout. 2019-02-17 I made this video to show you how to jig lake tout.

This will easily lure in the lake trout to your bait. Finding a high-quality jig. Off the bottom swivel you run your one metre of 6lb leader.