Late Spring Lake Trout Fishing

In small lakes the Lake Trout will be located in the deeper holes and spend most of the summer near springs.
Late spring lake trout fishing. Smelt are a top food for Lake Trout. Soon as you get out in the lake Head west close to shore 8-15 ft deep water Look for dirty water out in front of the creeks. Deep Water Summer Lake Trout.
Lake Trout in the 3040 pound range are regularly caught here. 12032021 Lake Trout are even easier to catch and a great target for novice anglers. 02022014 Aj Thundersticks spoonsRapalas RebelsSmithwicks All floaters.
I figured Why not. Between May and the end of July boat anglers in pursuit of trout and salmon normally fish at depths ranging between 70 and 200 feet of water. 02032021 Fish can usually be caught all day long during the spring months in almost all weather conditions.
I had been keeping my eye. In late spring the Lake Trout will be in a transition stage where they are found at different depths but by the time summer rolls around the Lake Trout will move down deep. This video occurs later in the same fishing day.
In some locales alewife also make a good bait choice for catching Lake Trout. 12032021 Theres also the forgotten king of Lake Michigan trophy Lake Trout a species thats native to Lake Michigan. Drop between 30 and 50 feet during early to mid-spring between 50-70 feet in late spring and try to find the 53-degree layer of water during the summer months.
03032021 Fish can usually be caught all day long during the spring months in almost all weather conditions. Thermal layers or concentrate in shallower holes where a natural spring pumps cold water into the lake. Fishing can be good through late spring depending on the weather.