4x4bassin Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Last week I was up in the Parry Sound area doing a little lake trout jigging , well the weather was not the best for jigging with high winds so I had to resort to some bass/pike fishing in the back bays out of the wind but in the back of my mind I was wishing for some light winds so I could go jigging for these deep water greys . On the last morning I got up grabbed a coffee , took the dog for her morning duties and we headed out to perfect jigging weather . The lake had finally calmed down and I felt good about my chances . I tied on the bucktail and started my hunt for the "hooks" on the finder. To anyone that is not familiar with this type of fishing , I like to call it "lake trout hunting" just drive around in known laker haunts watching your finder for the big hooks . I don't waste my time with hooks on bottom but wait until I see one about 10-20 ft off bottom (those guys are feeding) and an even better situation is when you see 2 or more hooks grouped together . When you drop a jig down on a small pack of suspended lake trout it is basicly a race to the jig , so hang on !!!! Anyways I started to mark some lake trout on the finder and started my jigging , well the lake trout were chasing the bucktail but were not hitting it , I kept this up for a couple hours but no takers , there was something they didn't like on that bucktail so I changed it up to something a little smaller . I tied on a 3/4 oz darter head jig and 4" gulp minnow thinking the lakers wanted something a little smaller . Well I was bang on in my theory , the next drop I had a lake trout chase and hammer the jig and for the next 2 hours I had some of the best lake trout fishing I have ever had. Here are some pictures of that fine morning and once again I was by myself with the dog so the pictures are not the best . Nice upgrade for Team 2 ! This picture shows how thick these guys are A couple others Here is a screen shot of one of the lake trout screaming out of the pack to hit my jig This is the bait of choice that morning , a 3/4 oz darter and 4"gulp minnow . I touched up the darter a little bit to give it a little flash ! All in all a great couple hours with me going 9 for 10 between the hours of 9-11 am and the biggest one being 28" and the rest just slightly under that. These lakers beat me up that morning to say the least . Thanks for looking and I hope to have another report in a couple weeks with a back country/atv trip planned Edited July 29, 2013 by 4x4bassin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Where are the Swammers? :) Nice job man! Those are some great looking fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Where are the Swammers? :) Nice job man! Those are some great looking fish! My next trip for sure I will be trying them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds63 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 awesome stuff .... gotta love jigging for lakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nice! I had a blast with the lakers on Simcoe this winter. Watch them streak up from the bottom... then WHAM! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Hey great report man! Some solid info there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Those are some pig lakers! Very nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbailey Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Solid report 4X4. Enjoyed that. And agree bud, there's just a big rush when those hooks turn to rockets on ya. I don't waste my time with hooks on bottom but wait until I see one about 10-20 ft off bottom (those guys are feeding) and an even better situation is when you see 2 or more hooks grouped together . When you drop a jig down on a small pack of suspended lake trout it is basicly a race to the jig , so hang on !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I love jigging lakers too! Tons of fun! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Cool, great report and pics. Love when they chase!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 nice pigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 This is definitely getting me pumped for ice season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Looks like you were jigging them from a pontoon boat...that is the life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 (edited) Are those Greys ever thick! I'll bet they're strong as hell too. Must have been a riot man. Good stuff for sure. Nice fish. Real nice to see a good informative report like this. Not being all secretive and strutting yourself. Tks a lot. Sure makes me want to leave the lead core outfits at home for a change but old habits die hard it seems lol. Last time I went out for Lakers I at least had a jigging rig ready to go but they were hitting the gang troll well and then it got too windy. Oh well... I noticed how you have your darter head tied with the line pointed forward. Is this is on purpose for the proper action? If so, do you glue it in place or just check it once in a while to make sure it doesn't slip upward? Good pics too. Cheers Edited July 31, 2013 by smitty55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Razor Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Nice greasers!!! Looks like it was real fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakerguy Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Right on whats your technique for working the bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Some nice looking fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 some very nice tankers for sure !!! great info as well,thanks for the great report....cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Looks like you were jigging them from a pontoon boat...that is the life Yep , when i'm on this lake I use the inlaws pontoon . Very comfy ! Are those Greys ever thick! I'll bet they're strong as hell too. Must have been a riot man. Good stuff for sure. Nice fish. Real nice to see a good informative report like this. Not being all secretive and strutting yourself. Tks a lot. Sure makes me want to leave the lead core outfits at home for a change but old habits die hard it seems lol. Last time I went out for Lakers I at least had a jigging rig ready to go but they were hitting the gang troll well and then it got too windy. Oh well... I noticed how you have your darter head tied with the line pointed forward. Is this is on purpose for the proper action? If so, do you glue it in place or just check it once in a while to make sure it doesn't slip upward? Good pics too. Cheers Thanks ,No I just tie that jig on and drop her down on the lakers head ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Right on whats your technique for working the bait? No real technique when they are aggressive , just drop the jig down get them to move on it and start reeling ! But when they are a bit slow you have to tease them a bit by reeling up and dropping it like a yo-yo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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