Lake Trout - Canada
This is one of a series of posts about my fly in fishing trip to Western Canada. We caught all five species of fish up there (Smallmouth, Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch, and Lake Trout), but I was really excited to catch Lake Trout since I have never caught one. I’m a die hard trout fisherman and I fish for Browns and Rainbows. Whether its a large lakes or a small streams I absolutely LOVE it!
During the first couple of weeks of June the Lake Trout are up in the shallows and spread out all over the lake. Most of the the lakes don’t have their ice-out until late spring. You can cast along almost any shoreline and catch them. You could literally go out for an hour or two and catch a nice shore lunch for everybody back at the cabin. If you make it to Lake Conifer, pack plenty of daredevils for casting to the shore. Stay with the classic pattern red and white or chartreuse. I also trolled crankbaits and large flutter spoons (Apex and Sutton). All of these lures can be purchased from LandBigFish.com. If you haven’t seen this site, check it out, they have great tackle specials and a wealth of fishing information.
If you have never ate freshly caught fried Lakers you need to get a line wet and some grease hot. The average lake trout ranges in the 3 -8 lb range with some large trout in the 15lb+ category. None of us got that big 15- 20 pounder, but did have our shot and lost him close to the boat. The Big One got away!
Here is my brother with a nice 5lb Laker (perfect eating size):
