How To Use Downriggers For Lake Trout

Youll then attach a swivel which will keep the weight from sliding down and prevent line twisting.

How to use downriggers for lake trout. A lot of people dont want to spend money on downriggers so in this post Im going to be showing you how to troll deep without them. By using downriggers you can reach deeper run lines at different depths and use lighter tackle. 21112019 All youll need to do is put the sliding clip on your main fishing line use the least amount of weight that will work which in my case is the braided line.

Of how to properly use downriggers when trolling for lake trout. When a fish bites the line pops off the clip so the fish can be fought to the boat. 05102020 A lure is attached to the downrigger by clipping the fishing line to the metal cable.

Heres a typical set up with two downriggers two fishermen and two rods each. In general when you are trolling for Trout you want to go as slow as you can and get motion out of your lures. August 13 2018.

18012019 Trolling speed with a dodger. Shot with a Mavic Air drone. Traditional trout lures will not reach deep enough to target these fish.

A typical thermocline for trout and kokanee is 20- to 60-feet. The sports shops have a ready supply of longline clips and with a bend in the right place with a pair of pliers they can be attached to the cable so that they dont slide up and down. Attached to the longline clip is 30cm of 40lb 18kg mono to a Du Bro release clip.

Jigging or other methods of trolling will allow you to reach some of these trout but not all of them. 25012021 As summer temperatures rise trout head to deeper colder water. For trout youll want to run your offering from 50 to 200 feet behind the downrigger weight.