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Topic: Hello from the wilds of New Hampshire  (Read 1157 times)

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hobogeek

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  • Location: Nashua
  • Date Registered: May 2021
  • Posts: 1
Just an old guy with a kayak on quest.

My wife and I like to spend time around the Fourth of July up north on First Connecticut Lake. It's a beautiful, crystal clear, deep lake where you can still hear the loons in the morning.

While I grew up fishing, fishing for lake trout completely different. The large mouthed bass I fished for were simple folk: present them with a suitable lure and the right time of day and wham.  They are very direct, no nonsense fish. Lake trout...not so much.

Because we go in midsummer, the lake trout have decamped from the shallows into the deep, cool parts of the lake. It means jigging or trolling 60 to a 100 feet down.  One little lure in a very big lake.

The fun of this quest is twofold. I bought a sturdy, basic kayak. I've gradually been adding features. Fish finder helps a lot.  Enhanced front deck with space for rod holders makes trolling better.

And I've begun to learn as well as appreciate the elusive lake trout.  I think I need to play chess with this fish, not checkers.

But I'm still a beginner and still learning. Any words of wisdom are appreciated.


YakHunter

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  • Location: Wyoming
  • Date Registered: Jun 2020
  • Posts: 513
Welcome to the NWKA forum hobogeek.  Wow, you are even farther from the Pacific North West than I am.  Lots of great information on this site.  Be sure to use the search feature as it is a great jump start opportunity.  I am currently making a transition from trolling to jigging for those deep lake trout and hope to spend several days doing so in three weeks. 
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Dawn Patrol

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  • Date Registered: Nov 2017
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Don’t take NH for granite! Welcome buddy, I’m originally from the ‘Shire (Springfield, Lake Sunapee areas). I grew up fly fishing for brook trout and using crayfish for bass. I quit fishing for a couple of decades, took me a while to figure out the scene out here around Seattle but love it now.

I remember one of my dad’s buddies taking me out on Pleasant Lake on a dawn patrol for land-locked salmon and lake trout. We got zero hits that morning but thinking back some of the technique is similar to what we do here for salmon in the salt. Good luck on the mission!


 

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