01-06-2014, 03:48 AM
I can very much understand your sense of pride and fulfillment in learning to catch any fish from any water on your own. I know, because I've done that for much of my life. Learning is a lot of the fun. Figuring something out, or thinking you have, is a quick little buzz.[cool]
But at the same time, I then have to wonder why you would make a post on a public forum asking for, "information about where to go, how deep, what lb test and what size jigs." I mean, if you want to have the "sense of pride and enjoyment when you can do something on your own," why would you want to ruin it with someone telling you where to go, how deep to fish, what line to use, and what jig? Heck, then all you got to do is go there, drop it down there, and fish-on! Anybody can do that, no sense of pride there. Why even bother, its automatic.[laugh]
Ya can't have it both ways.[blush]
And at risk of ruining your experience, I'd suggest fishing the north end of the lake where there will soon be ice (None yet except WAY up there). Try the Anvil Draw to Holmes area. 50-100 feet deep. Use 12 or 15lb. line and some 4-7" tube jigs like you've already suggested. White is a good color (Bonus tip!)
And please, please, release any lake trout you catch over a few pounds. They grow very slowly (a pound a year, on average), they are caught and released over and over again (just look at their hook-scarred mouths), and simply are not enough of a renewable resource to be harvested in larger sizes. Let the ones that have made it keep growing and keep providing fun for others.
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But at the same time, I then have to wonder why you would make a post on a public forum asking for, "information about where to go, how deep, what lb test and what size jigs." I mean, if you want to have the "sense of pride and enjoyment when you can do something on your own," why would you want to ruin it with someone telling you where to go, how deep to fish, what line to use, and what jig? Heck, then all you got to do is go there, drop it down there, and fish-on! Anybody can do that, no sense of pride there. Why even bother, its automatic.[laugh]
Ya can't have it both ways.[blush]
And at risk of ruining your experience, I'd suggest fishing the north end of the lake where there will soon be ice (None yet except WAY up there). Try the Anvil Draw to Holmes area. 50-100 feet deep. Use 12 or 15lb. line and some 4-7" tube jigs like you've already suggested. White is a good color (Bonus tip!)
And please, please, release any lake trout you catch over a few pounds. They grow very slowly (a pound a year, on average), they are caught and released over and over again (just look at their hook-scarred mouths), and simply are not enough of a renewable resource to be harvested in larger sizes. Let the ones that have made it keep growing and keep providing fun for others.
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