Lake Trout
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FishSlayer
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bigastrout
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RE:Lake Trout
You should check out Mike Careys video in the members section Fishing Lake Chelan with Anton Jones. Good Info
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Easy Limits
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RE:Lake Trout
I have caught them with a flasher and rubber squid.
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glastron876
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RE:Lake Trout
FishSlayer -FishSlayer wrote:What is your favorite bait/setup for lake trout?
My favorite bait/setup for lake trout all depends on how I feel like fishing for the day, and the usual stuff.
BOTTOM FISHING:
Typically 4#-6# line w/ 1/2 oz slip weight, red bead to protect knot at the swivel, about 18-24" of leader line to #6 Eagle Hook (or smaller depending on the bites vs. catches) - top the hook with Orange Chroma Power Bait by Berkley & Berkley Bass Attractant rubbed into the bait.
CAST FISHING:
I have a favorite Brown Roster Tail (medium weight) that I like to use in certain areas.
TROLLING:
I have also used 6#-8# line w/ Triple Swivel w/ one 4#-6# leader approx 36-48" long connected to swivel & lure at end then approx 36-48" of 4#-6# line with 1 to 3oz weight. As a suggestion: Let out your line a couple of feet at a time rather than just dropping strait to bottom first. You will be able to determine bottom a bit easier without possibly fouling your troll line/hook leader - watch the tip of your rod it will react different when dropping by hand vs. hitting bottom
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FishSlayer
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RE:Lake Trout
I prefer a K 13 to a K16 chartreuse flatfish. I have also caught them on pike lures, hooches behind a size 0 chrome flasher and a jenny fly behind a chrome flasher. Wedding rings work with a worm as well. I've caught them between 40' to 250'. I'd still like to catch one over 20#s. The bigger they are the better they taste and I figure its their diet. If they're under 5#s they taste terrible.
Tug's the Drug
RE:Lake Trout
Lake Cle Elum is finally producing. I saw one boat heading back in at 7:30 am as I was heading out. I figure they had their limit. I had three on by 9 am. I lost one at the boat. The biggest was 9lbs 6oz and around 30". The others weren't much smaller. They all ran a couple times. Fish the bottom at around 120' deep.
Tug's the Drug
RE:Lake Trout
flasher and a coyote spoon.
Fishing is like sex,
when it's good, it's real good,
and when it's bad,
it's still pretty good.
when it's good, it's real good,
and when it's bad,
it's still pretty good.