Too early for lake trout ?

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chili pepper
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2014/04/30 10:53:53 (permalink)

Too early for lake trout ?

Is it too early to find the lake trout in shallow water off the east side? Tomorrow is May 1st. Is anyone fishing for them yet?
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    dakotab
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/04/30 13:44:11 (permalink)
    Looks like the surface temps are around 32-33 F. From what I've read it will be a couple 2 or 3 weeks.
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    steel whisperer
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/01 12:30:36 (permalink)
    http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=e&ext=swt&type=N&hr=00.
     
    I've heard mixed reports of some being caught others haven't gotten them in the usual places they do this time of year yet.
     
    Everything seems to be a week or 2 behind.

    Fishing is one jerk waiting for another on the other end.
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    dakota kid
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/01 14:42:48 (permalink)
    ICEBERG DEAD AHEAD!!!  
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    Ironhed
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/02 22:54:34 (permalink)
    Lake was 49 today. It's go time!

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    Ironhed
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/03 20:39:06 (permalink)
    38.5 today.

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    dakota kid
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/05 15:09:02 (permalink)
    10.5 degree difference in 24 hrs.?  Either the first post was supposed to say 39 or you need a new thermometer.
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    Ironhed
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/05 17:19:38 (permalink)
    Was not a misprint.
    My thermometer is just fine. 8 miles is a big difference.

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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/05 18:33:05 (permalink)
    Slayed em today   22 bites 19 landed

    Get educated, Get smart, And help. 

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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/06 00:10:04 (permalink)
    Im planning on heading out of North East Wed. or Thurs morning .... It will be my first time going out for lakers... Just planning on trolling some spoons with the leadcore and some dipsys.... Anyone have any starting points for depths and inside or outside the mountain?  Tight lines....  
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/19 23:16:43 (permalink)
    Ive been up the past two Weeks....hit them in 62-65 FOW a little east of North East a few days ago... Anyone else having any luck?
     
     
     
    post edited by brittman - 2014/05/19 23:19:32
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    Ironhed
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/19 23:35:50 (permalink)
    89 lakers + 3 walleye boated Friday and Saturday.

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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/20 08:05:07 (permalink)
    Dang Ken,  I must have been doing something wrong.  We got 5 Sunday in 62-65' bouncing the downriggers off the bottom and 4 dipseys out.  That must be why you get paid to fish.  lol.
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/20 08:31:43 (permalink)
    dakotab,
    Sunday seemed to be a slower day.  We were moving rods all day on saturday.  Marked a ton of huge bait balls too.  Then on sunday it was just slllloooooowwwww......the bait wasn't there anymore either.  I marked down temps around 50 degrees on some areas of the mountain this weekend....
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/20 08:52:54 (permalink)
    Went 23 for 31 on lakers on Sunday, plus a bonus eye.... and that was only until noon when we packed it up. 
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/20 14:30:55 (permalink)
    How far off the balls do you guys run your spoons?  I was running them about 20'
     
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    chili pepper
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/20 16:18:56 (permalink)
    Fished Sun. off North East. trolled spoons off lead core/w disks and downrigger.
    Trolled 1.5 to 2.5, didn't mark much and only caught one. I was right off NE and i just don't think they were there or we would have marked them.
     
    Hardly any boats out.
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    Ironhed
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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/20 21:20:43 (permalink)
    dakotab
    How far off the balls do you guys run your spoons?  I was running them about 20'
     


    Anywhere from 5' - 50', depending on mood.  Change it up if one length isn't working.
     
    http://www.bucketscharter...lakers-may-16-17-2014/

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    Re: Too early for lake trout ? 2014/05/22 14:09:36 (permalink)
    Well be up sunday first time ever trying for lakers
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