Jigging For Lake Trout In Summer

The majority of a lake trouts summer forage is some shade of white or silver.

Jigging for lake trout in summer. Nothing to to big but lots of action. 10-12lb fluorocarbon leader for the backbone 8lb fluorocarbon for the branches 6-8lb fluorocarbon or monofilament leader for the break-off sinker 4 very small swivels see Black Magic trout jigging swivels 1. Anything from 34-ounce up to 25-ounces can be effective at hooking lake trout.

Lake trout without trolling. Make sure the jig has a large head and an even larger hook. Everything from technique to the little amount of fishing gear required.

2017-09-27 Wish I could of just filmed lived the whole day. The shorter days tell the trout that its almost time to spawn. This technique does not require any special rod or reel.

How to catch deep water salmon. 2020-07-28 Jigging for trout aside from being an ultraexciting way to fish is simple and productive. 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.

We caught 25-30 fish. For that they will need fat reserves so they sometimes feed all day. 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 use sucker meat or other real bait but its not really necessary. Drop your line near the bottom of the lake and slowly work your way up jiggling the line to so that your jig resembles a wounded baitfish and attracts your trout. They will certainly chase after a bait your lure as it rises up to the surface through the warmer surface waters but when youre jigging to attract the fish in the first place and you get up to within 30 feet or so of the surface stop and go.