Where To Fish For Lake Trout

The lake trout is prized both as a game fish and as a food fish.

Where to fish for lake trout. 2011-03-31 When to fish em. 2021-01-15 In last weeks blog I discussed why the simple soft plastic tube jig may be the single best lure that you can use to catch lake trout in the winter time in Northern Ontario. So locating the depth is vital for knowing where you need to target.

Fish along the shore where drop offs and ledges are accessible by casting. Lakes may not have moving water but the cold months are still the most active times. Other trout may have a similar diet including zooplankton insect larvae clams snails and leeches.

During Spring and Fall Trout cruise the near-shore transitions of lakes. The transition area near a beach where the sand merges into a harder rockier bottom is. Smaller than a Lake Trout and a bit bigger than a Rainbow these are fun fish to catch when you find them.

They are native only to the northern parts of North America mostly just in Canada. The best cliffs and walls have no shoreline whatsoever plummeting straight down into water that is often 80 to 100 feet deep within a matter of inches. Where to Ice Fish for Lake Trout Lake trout also known as lakers are most often found in larger bodies of water.

2021-04-03 Mark Davis host of Big Water Adventures. When youre ice fishing in the northern half of fish-filled Ontario youre allowed to use two lines. But heres is an important point to consider.

2019-07-30 The trout in Lake Superior mostly eat opossum shrimp. They love cold water so youll typically have the best luck finding these fish deep below the surface between 40-60 feet down. Many lakes in Canada and Alaska hold native lake trout as do the Great Lakes and some.