Simcoe Whitefish and Laker opener

[kenzy31]

i've been looking forward to this day since March 15 as it will be my first season with a boat! can't wait to hook a whitie with a rod longer than 34 inches!! anybody else hittin the water this weekend or coming week in search of these tasty wonders? if so what's your gameplan? what kinds of tactics will you try? thanks for commenting and good luck!!

Jesse

[glen]

The plan is to troll until we limit out. Good luck.

[keiths]

Same area as end of last winter. Same spoons or jigs and work them the same way as through the ice. That will give you a start. Watch for the city of boats and fish close to them, they will be over the schools of whitefish. You can also use live minnows on a spreader, but let it sit on bottom for a count of three to five, then lift gently, if you feel the fish, set the hook with a short set, not too hard as you will rip the hook out. Sometimes this works better than the spoons or jigs.

Hope this helps.

Keith