05-09-2003, 10:32 PM
[size 2]Eric, trout fishing is pretty basic compared to walleye fishing. Mark them on your graph and then put a lure in front of their noses. I used pop gear a time or two when I first got a boat, but soon got tired of messing with it. You'll need leadcore or downriggers to control the depth. Now I just have a few methods for lakes. Early/late season when the fish are shallow, I cast/drift for them with marabou jigs, tubes, etc. You can also drift PowerBait, worms, or dead minnows (all that's legal here). I also troll a clown Rapala straight out the back. In fact, I ALWAYS longline a Rapala out the back even in the summer when the fish go deep--it always does well.[/size]
[size 2]In summer when the fish go deeper, I troll using downriggers and a spoon, like a Carter's spoon or any of your walleye spoons like scorpions. Bigger, bottom hugging bows/cutts can be had vertical jigging a sweetened jig or tube.[/size]
[size 2]I mostly troll between 1.8 and 2.2.[/size]
[size 2]In summer when the fish go deeper, I troll using downriggers and a spoon, like a Carter's spoon or any of your walleye spoons like scorpions. Bigger, bottom hugging bows/cutts can be had vertical jigging a sweetened jig or tube.[/size]
[size 2]I mostly troll between 1.8 and 2.2.[/size]