Lake Trout Fishing - My Other Fave Summer Hobby

Discussion in 'Hunters' Talk & Fish Tales -' started by Hasbeen, May 8, 2021.

  1. Hasbeen

    Hasbeen Well-Known Member

    On the weekends we aren't attending a shoot we love to head out in pursuit of Lake Trout. My preferred method is downrigging. There is something about the humming sound of the downrigger cables slicing through the water and seeing a rod pop when the lure is pulled free of the release that really gets me fired up! And not to mention seeing fish come up on the graph making a beeline to the lures tracking across the screen then seeing that rod pop when the lines on the graph meet!
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  2. sharkman

    sharkman Member

    Nice pics, thanks for sharing, got my first laker last summer.
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  3. Hasbeen

    Hasbeen Well-Known Member

    Nice!! Where were you fishing? Looks like big water.
     
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  4. sharkman

    sharkman Member

    Lake Michigan out of Whitehall MI.
     
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  7. Flyersarebest

    Flyersarebest Moderator Founding Member Forum Leader

    Great Pictures, Thanks
     
  8. wpt

    wpt Forum Leader Founding Member Forum Leader

    It is obvious you eat very well if you like fish anything like I do ... Making me Jealous ...
    WPT ... (YAC) ...
     
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  9. Hasbeen

    Hasbeen Well-Known Member

    We love fish though my wife doesn't like trout or salmon so I keep only a few trout each season. Most are released.
     
  10. greenman006

    greenman006 Active Member

    Yeah yeah, What i am really interested in is what beer you are drinking.
    I can see the big blue cooler.
     
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  11. Hasbeen

    Hasbeen Well-Known Member

    No beer, I don't drink... My rear livewell is plugged for dry storage use to store tackle and other essentials and my front one gets used to put ice and bottled water in for cold drinks. The cooler is for the fish!

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  12. C-Money

    C-Money Member

    Nice pictures! Only lake trout I have caught was on Lake Chelan fishing for kokanee...Always wanted one when fishing Lake Erie but never got one. There are some good ones to be had in Erie
     
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  13. puablo

    puablo Moderator Founding Member Forum Leader Member State Hall of Fame

    Don't think I'd shoot much if catching such beautiful fish! Wow! You are really good, and I'll bet it's a ball.
    Thanks for the cool pictures!
     
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  14. Hasbeen

    Hasbeen Well-Known Member

    At current prices of ammo, registered targets, motels, meals, gas etc. my wife and I won't be shooting much registered any more. Only plan to attend two local shoots and the Canadian Championships in Calgary this year and the only one we are booking off work for is Canadians so if the others conflict with our work schedule they will fall by the wayside. We decided to do more fishing from here on in and make use of the boat.
     
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  15. Flyersarebest

    Flyersarebest Moderator Founding Member Forum Leader

    The longer you stay away from registered targets, the easier it is to stay away from registered targets.
     
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