Smallies & Lakers

With light precipitation falling this morning, I decided to try another lake once again. Smallmouth & lake trout were what I was after and it didn’t take long before I was hooked up. The first fish was a smallmouth of over 3 pounds and a lake trout on the very next cast. This time it took a little longer to land the trout as it sounded for deeper water immediately after I hooked it. Light line & a fin-s tipped jig would be responsible for every fish landed today! Water temps were 46 to 48 degrees and air temps topped out at 62 by day’s end. Little to no wind was present and the rain stopped by 10:30 AM. I literally had the lake to myself, as there wasn’t another boat in sight! Too bad, as it was an incredible day for the lake trout! By the end of the day I had caught 8 lakers and 6 smallies with the largest being a 7 pound lake trout. Plenty more strikes were had, but unfortunately, not all were hooked up. With the water temps being as cold as they are, it will be a little longer before the bulk of the smallmouth start to move shallower. Right now, the bass and trout seem to be in the same areas, deep water! Warmer air temps and sunshine are in the forecast for the next week and this should really trigger the smallies to feed before their rigorous spawn cycle, soon to come. All in all, a great day for lakers and one will be grilled for dinner tonight!