05-30-2019, 09:29 PM
Yeah that is awesome jigging info!
Sounds like you need to troll and sometimes it can be really good. Small lake trout can be just as finicky as their trophy counterparts, so if you're not catching them at one spot, try another. Red Cliffs in Sheep Creek Bay has already been mentioned, but if you're fishing further south, many of the steep or cliffy shorelines can be good, like the mouth of Carter Creek, mouth of N and S Skull Creek, east wall of Jarvies, just to name a few. If you're heading north, the Pipeline can be really good. There's some nice points on the west shore under the Pipe, but I've also done well on the eastside along the cliffs or near the mouth of Rawlins. Further north I've also done well at Wildhorse, Big Bend, and across from Buckboard on Breeze Hill. The nice thing about trolling up north, is you don't have as many downrigger hazards and you can more easily see the fish even if they're tight to the bottom. Down south, it can be tough to see the fish unless they're suspended off the bottom or in more open habitat away from steep structure like long points or humps. It's always nice to mark a large concentration though, and just continue to troll back and forth through them.
Having said that, if I'm not marking them, I'll will sometimes still troll close to shore and put my offering 50-70 ft down, in hopes of pulling them up off the bottom. Trolling speed can vary as well, but I usually start around 1.6-1.8 mph.
I prefer spoons or crankbaits, but have also done well with standard kokanee gear like dodgers with squids or spinners. If you see deeper fish while trolling for kokes, drop the rigger quick and a lot of times you'll pick up a laker. That's also a benefit of longer set back, so the lure has time to get down to depth as well. Some of my favorite spoons are the RMT Viper Serpent in Tequila Sunrise and Northland Forage Minnows in rainbow trout or firetiger. I've also done well with crankbaits like jointed Raps and Skatterraps in perch, rainbow trout, or silver. If they're visible on the graph and active, you probably have a variety of gear that will already work.
Hopefully some of that helps and good luck, Ryno
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Sounds like you need to troll and sometimes it can be really good. Small lake trout can be just as finicky as their trophy counterparts, so if you're not catching them at one spot, try another. Red Cliffs in Sheep Creek Bay has already been mentioned, but if you're fishing further south, many of the steep or cliffy shorelines can be good, like the mouth of Carter Creek, mouth of N and S Skull Creek, east wall of Jarvies, just to name a few. If you're heading north, the Pipeline can be really good. There's some nice points on the west shore under the Pipe, but I've also done well on the eastside along the cliffs or near the mouth of Rawlins. Further north I've also done well at Wildhorse, Big Bend, and across from Buckboard on Breeze Hill. The nice thing about trolling up north, is you don't have as many downrigger hazards and you can more easily see the fish even if they're tight to the bottom. Down south, it can be tough to see the fish unless they're suspended off the bottom or in more open habitat away from steep structure like long points or humps. It's always nice to mark a large concentration though, and just continue to troll back and forth through them.
Having said that, if I'm not marking them, I'll will sometimes still troll close to shore and put my offering 50-70 ft down, in hopes of pulling them up off the bottom. Trolling speed can vary as well, but I usually start around 1.6-1.8 mph.
I prefer spoons or crankbaits, but have also done well with standard kokanee gear like dodgers with squids or spinners. If you see deeper fish while trolling for kokes, drop the rigger quick and a lot of times you'll pick up a laker. That's also a benefit of longer set back, so the lure has time to get down to depth as well. Some of my favorite spoons are the RMT Viper Serpent in Tequila Sunrise and Northland Forage Minnows in rainbow trout or firetiger. I've also done well with crankbaits like jointed Raps and Skatterraps in perch, rainbow trout, or silver. If they're visible on the graph and active, you probably have a variety of gear that will already work.
Hopefully some of that helps and good luck, Ryno
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