Re: Merrill Creek and RV launch?
 

I dont know shizz about trout fishing in a lake....What general baits are you guys jigging with?

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Anything that has a bait fish profile worked through the ice for me, white tubes, bucktails, jigging raps, jig head and plastic body all caught fish for me

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Thanks! Might have to take day and give it a shot.

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yup same stuff you would jig w open water works good. I like spoons and binsky, crippled herring (small ones) and you can downline shiners or liveline them off back while you jig, the herring are gone in there shiners are the actual bait balls you see once in a while, states been stocking them along w the club. if you troll dont be scared to stay up high and in close to shore, the lakers are very active and you will find them both deep bottom and shallow chasing bait

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Its always seemed to me that if you get something close enough to them you can usually tempt them to bite. guys up north swear by a 'bass tube' i've never had one on that. I've had them on blade baits, jigging raps, and crippled herring spoons from a boat on both places. I'm thinking it'd be hard to go wrong with a minnow tipped jig. I've seen my friend catch a rainbow jigging there with a swimbait on a jighead.

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Small strips of sucker meat. Guys out west swear by it!

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I have caught lakers on a white tube.

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Berkl....html?large=WH

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For trolling at this time how deep would you target? Like 5-15' and bottom in closer to the shore?

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Na target deeper. Majority will be 65+ fow and close to the bottom. Yes some will be up higher and closer to shore but not nearly as many as are deep

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Thanks for the tip!