Best Lake Trout Catch in Years

[westrate]

Fishing was very good this weekend with the weather and the fish cooperating for a change. Sunday we had the best lake trout catch we have had in years with 10 trout from 5 to 15 pounds. In addition we took 4 Chinook salmon, 3 steelhead in the 10 pound range and a brown trout. Water temperature was from the low 50 degrees on top to mid 40 degrees on the bottom.

We fished in 55 to 70 foot of water and the lake trout came deep while the steelhead and Chinook came 20 to 30 foot down. The best methods for lake trout were the down riggers with the tin can dodger and the Rapture wild fern fly and the green glow Hot Chip flasher and Rapture green hypnotist fly. For the steelhead and salmon we ran divers 120 foot out with green/orange and alien stingers. Fish were also caught on 100 and 200 foot of copper with the Flying Dutchman, Raspberry Dolphin and gold Watermelon Stingray lures.

Check back next week and see what if the salmon start to show up in more numbers as the water warms. For information and reservations email [email protected] or call toll free 888-253-8372.

[Priority1]

Capt. Ron, Good Job. It's good to know that the LT are there. The LT are especially beneficial for the charter fleet and their customers. A few years back, when I was fishing some small tournaments on Huron, the lakers often made the difference in the tournament.