Winter Lake Trout Lures

The smelt bucktail looks a little different than plastic in the water and the action really appeals to larger lake trout.

Winter lake trout lures. For the Great Lakes smelt are very popular as are fathead minnows and golden shinners. Be aware that not all baits are legal everywhere. I will start out explaining what live baits are best used for catching hard water lake trout.

Bait fish otherwise known as small fish are used as food for predatory fish. Top insect baits include ants beetles worms caterpillars and gnats. 05112017 Winter fly fishing tips for stillwater trout While some people talk of a season for stillwater fly fishing for trout most fisheries are open all year round and the fly fishing is generally best during the winter months.

The best lake trout lures are purpose built and designed for running deep and attracting predatory lakers even in low light conditions. Occasionally you may end up casting in the shallower waters but the real trophy trout are almost always caught on the troll. So now that we know that lake trout feed on fish species not unlike themselves it gives us a good idea of what type of lures and live bait will work.

Minky- Brown with Red fritz body M1. Slow down and think small. The advantage of tubes is that they can easy replicate the look of all prey that the Lake Trout enjoys in winter.

20092018 Fall is right around the corner here in Northern California and that means our trophy brown trout season is almost here. Always check the regs first. Minky- Brown with Silver fritz body -Gold head M5.

Lake trout love the live bait when they are in an inactive. Here are our tips for winter fly fishing for stillwater trout. 26122018 The sheer unpredictability of winter lake trout is another of the traits that make them so fun to fish for in winter.