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[Float down]

I don't know how many times people have told me that lake trout fishing starts to slow down in February up here. I have always thought different. For you brave souls that went out yesterday I hope you had as much fun as I did. Whipping winds and -12 makes for aggravating conditions. started out drilling three holes parallel with each other 3 feet apart, the center one being for my fish finder. I threw down some salted minnows and then wached them drop to the bottom on my screen. As the last few were sinking a fish rose off bottom. Put a big minnow down and as soon as it hit bottom, wham. Three fish in 20 minutes. My buddy came out to join me and we just shared the one rod, never ended up putting the other one down, ended up with five and lost one in an hour and a half. Kept two for the table. Gotta love hardwater!

[salmotrutta]

Thanks for the report, sounds like an awesome outing. Cool pics.

Are minnows generally more effective than lures for hardwater lakers?

[Brian]

Great post...nice catches...
How deep were you fishing for them?

[Float down]

Yah I never really jig, some of the guys I fish with do, but I've only seen it out produce live shivers on a few occasions. I usually put one big minnow down about 2 feet off bottom, then a pin head right on bottom with a free sliding egg sinker with a small split shot in front of it towards the hook. This rig is amazing for white fish and finicky trout. I was in 40 fow.

[georgianbaydrifter]

wtg man nice markings on those fish......you chum them too?

[ChaseChrome]

Nice sized lakers Float D--beauty

[Spinninreel]

Nice Fish!

[georgianbaydrifter]

Are your fish up there orange or white on the inside

[J'snest]

Are your fish up there orange or white on the inside

The ones out of Lake Joe and Rosseau are orange.........

[Float down]

The bigger ones are an off yellow but the smaller ones are usually bright orange.

[walleyepro1]

Sweet nice job guy's.

[mudpuppy]

I've caught both white and orange fleshed trout out of Lake Joe as well. Nice catch!

Mudpuppy

[Float down]

The funny part is that this isn't one of the big three lakes, everyone pounds Joe and rosseau but there are so many lakes up here that have piles of lakers and a very small fraction of pressure in comparison!

[Liger]

Joe, Ross and Muskoka Lake do get fished Hard in the Winter, but its becuz they are so Large and the Fish in them can get huge, 35 POunds HUge. and yes there are MANY other Lake Trout Lakes Around as well,

Portage Lake is connected to Joe via a Channal and its open all Year for Lakers
Silver Lake JUST north past Portage, Open all year as well

Crane and Blackstone are under fished for Lakers, most ppl fish them for Walleye, Pike and musky

[Liger]

the 2 picture on Ice are Trout from Joe both caught the same day. Mine was 5 pounds and Sams was alittle under 4 Pounds.

The other trout pic in a Bathroom, was caught on an other inland lake it was 9 pounds

[hunted84]

Nice fish !

[SmackUm]

Nice pics of the Muskoka area Float down....I'll add some pics of icefishing for Brook Trout on Thunder Bay , District Stocked Lakes again thanks for sharing!

[redneckchromer]

Joe, Ross and Muskoka Lake do get fished Hard in the Winter, but its becuz they are so Large and the Fish in them can get huge, 35 POunds HUge. and yes there are MANY other Lake Trout Lakes Around as well,

Portage Lake is connected to Joe via a Channal and its open all Year for Lakers and Stocked with I believe 1200 Fingerlings ayear.

Silver Lake JUST north past Portage, Open all year and Stocked with 800 fingerlings every 2 years

Crane and Blackstone are under fished for Lakers, most ppl fish them for Walleye, Pike and musky

this should get edited. posting stocking numbers in a small backlake is even worse than saying where you caught steelhead from IMO, lake o has enough fish to go around, these lakes dont, poor lake, stocking isnt even that impressive either lol

[AnglerAnonymous]

Nice fish bro! Keep it up!

[Liger]

this should get edited. posting stocking numbers in a small backlake is even worse than saying where you caught steelhead from IMO, lake o has enough fish to go around, these lakes dont, poor lake, stocking isnt even that impressive either lol

I made the changes to that original post. thought about it and you have a good point, but I do not believe in hiding my knowleage of lakes from People. and besides with the New *fish-online* site on the MNRs homepage anyone can look up and search for lakes that are stocked with Trout and even Walleye. And there are many lakes that state what fish are in the lake.