pmmpete:
On July 4 I caught a 33", 29", and 28" lake trout on Lindbergh Lake. The flesh of lake trout from this lake has a rich orange color, and they're particularly tasty.
Helium Head:
Thanks for the EYE CANDY!
YakHunter:
--- Quote from: pmmpete on August 05, 2019, 10:32:40 PM ---I caught two lake trout on Lindbergh Lake today, one of them 32 inches long. The lake trout fishing on Lindbergh Lake is a lot slower than the lake trout fishing on Flathead Lake, because there are a lot fewer lake trout in Lindbergh Lake, but it's a pretty lake and fun fishing.
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Its ironic that you are from Montana sharing your photos on NWKA. Being from another landlocked state (Wyoming) I appreciate seeing your success. I am working on setting myself up for laketrout jigging for Flaming Gorge. I only picked up one 28" trolling on Labor Day weekend. Need to set up for jigging since the fish are generally down at least 100'.
pmmpete:
--- Quote from: YakHunter on September 14, 2020, 08:44:19 AM ---Its ironic that you are from Montana sharing your photos on NWKA. Being from another landlocked state (Wyoming) I appreciate seeing your success. I am working on setting myself up for laketrout jigging for Flaming Gorge. I only picked up one 28" trolling on Labor Day weekend. Need to set up for jigging since the fish are generally down at least 100'.
--- End quote --- The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have produced some videos and brochures which are excellent sources of information about lake trout fishing. The videos are very useful, and the brochures are outstanding. The videos and brochures ("companion PDFs") are available under the "movies" tab on the Mack Days website. Or you can ask Cindy Benson (cindyb@cskt.org) to send you a free set of 2 DVDs and copies of the brochures, although she's pretty tied up now with the Fall Mack Days and may not get back to you soon. There are certainly differences between lake trout fishing on Flathead Lake and lake trout fishing on other lakes. For example, for much of the year, lake trout tend to be a lot deeper in Flathead Lake than they are in many other lakes. In the Spring, 170-240 feet is the most productive depth to jig. But despite those differences, I think you'll find the videos and brochures very helpful.
I have caught lake trout by jigging on Flaming Gorge, but I also caught a surprising number of lake trout when I was downrigger trolling for kokanee, using typical kokanee lures and flashers or dodgers. I was trolling at the depth where I was seeing schools of kokanee, which I recall was about 30-50 feet down.
In Flaming Gorge, the big surprise for me was when I was jigging for lake trout in about 75 feet of water in Sheep Creek Bay, and caught several lake trout which had stomachs jammed full of crayfish.
YakHunter:
--- Quote from: pmmpete on September 14, 2020, 09:21:57 AM --- --- Quote from: YakHunter on September 14, 2020, 08:44:19 AM ---Its ironic that you are from Montana sharing your photos on NWKA. Being from another landlocked state (Wyoming) I appreciate seeing your success. I am working on setting myself up for laketrout jigging for Flaming Gorge. I only picked up one 28" trolling on Labor Day weekend. Need to set up for jigging since the fish are generally down at least 100'.
--- End quote --- The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have produced some videos and brochures which are excellent sources of information about lake trout fishing. The videos are very useful, and the brochures are outstanding. The videos and brochures ("companion PDFs") are available under the "movies" tab on the Mack Days website. Or you can ask Cindy Benson (cindyb@cskt.org) to send you a free set of 2 DVDs and copies of the brochures, although she's pretty tied up now with the Fall Mack Days and may not get back to you soon. There are certainly differences between lake trout fishing on Flathead Lake and lake trout fishing on other lakes. For example, for much of the year, lake trout tend to be a lot deeper in Flathead Lake than they are in many other lakes. In the Spring, 170-240 feet is the most productive depth to jig. But despite those differences, I think you'll find the videos and brochures very helpful.
I have caught lake trout by jigging on Flaming Gorge, but I also caught a surprising number of lake trout when I was downrigger trolling for kokanee, using typical kokanee lures and flashers or dodgers. I was trolling at the depth where I was seeing schools of kokanee, which I recall was about 30-50 feet down.
In Flaming Gorge, the big surprise for me was when I was jigging for lake trout in about 75 feet of water in Sheep Creek Bay, and caught several lake trout which had stomachs jammed full of crayfish.
That's a lot of crawfish. I might want to create a dropper with my fly tying supplies. Could be interesting. Thanks for the information on the videos and Cindy's contact information. Always looking to learn more.