troutbum21
Have any of you seen the west coast shows, particularly BC, where they troll with fly rods and centerpin reels?  Interesting and effective way to wrestle with those big kings. 
Another show the guy uses a fly rod & line stack mending down to the strike zone.
 
HT- I don't see why jigging over deep water wouldn't be productive.  Yes you have to work for them but to me it breaks up the monotony of trolling.  I wonder if working a parachute jig like you would for stripers would be effective.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.    

It's called mooching.
They ususlly run plug cut herring slowly rolling for bait.

The Canadian who told me about jigging said you would go out and run at higher speed with the sonar on, and when you saw indications of a school bait or marks you associated with larger fish, you would drop the motor, and start working the jigs.  One more tool in the arsenal. 

I'm thinking about free drifting live bait on the bottom . Most likely off a 3 way swivel or an egg sinker . Need to figure out the right weight that will bottom bounce. Maybe start with a 3oz and up from there. If I can stay somewhat stationary or drift slowly then an airplane jig , bucktail or a diamond jig used for saltwater .
We shall see

Once a thermocline sets up, you could bottom bounce at ~50 °F and find Lakers or go up to 55-60 and find browns.  Salmon would likely be suspended up in the water column out over deeper water, homing in as much as possible on the pelagic alewife schools.  I also know of one captain down at this end of the lake (Troutinabout, Jason Franz) that will run out to deeper water and then watch for slicks on the surface and then use a trolling motor to run along the slicks while casting streamers for chrome.  He has a beautiful alewife pattern, and he has had some great years out there.

HT this is the lure that was hot out of port Angeles Wa when I used to get to fish out there.
 



BuzzBomb Deadly Sonic Lure 
Never did it but used to talk with the ocean boys.
It free slides on the line and you hard pop jig it as far as you can then keep the line tight on the drop which is when they hit it
 

Yup , something like that is exactly what I'm thinking . I only need to figure the right weight to be heavy enough in the strong currents and depths but light enough to be sporting on lighter tackle , say 10-12 lb test
Thanks !

I guess us fishermen from Ohio should just avoid the SR next year?

chartist
I guess us fishermen from Ohio should just avoid the SR next year?

Fishermen are welcome.....SNAGGERS can stay away no matter where they are from.

I had great success with size 10 black stone flies in the church hole.....I am busy tying for next year.

Can you show one of those next to a penny for scale?
I had a miserable season on the SR and maybe I could copy them.
 
Was that size 10 or was that a mistype and they were 1/0?