Lake Superior fishing,
I got a call back in July to go out to the Largest Great Lake to do some Lake Trout Fishing, and from my past experience I couldn’t say no !! So Wednesday evening I packed up my bags and started north to meet up with my son in law who was excited to join us on our adventure !! So Thursday morning we jumped in the truck and put the compass on NORTH SHORE and started our journey for 4 days of planer boards and down riggers !!!
Lake trout were found in all shapes and sizes from 4-5 pounders…10-15 pounders all the way up to a 38 incher I fought hard and long for !!! We found Lakers in depths from 40 feet of water to suspended fish over 150 feet of water.. I really do not think one depth was producing bigger fish then another but we did find that certain locations held bigger fish then others. What a beautiful place Lake Superior is… Two things that always amaze me is the clarity of the water and the depths she holds… I know one time we were heading from point A to point B and we were running over 800+ fow !!
I have lots of pix for my digital photo album and a few I would like to share here with you here !! I’ll be the first to admit I do not squat about all the cool Christmas Ornament Spoons we were using but by the end of the trip Josh and I could whip out a mean spread of boards and downriggers !!Some of the equipment we were using that no doubt kept us on fish were the Garmin 7000 series units James has in his Skeeter. The Panoptics is memorizing for one, but the other is you can tell which side of the boat the fish were on and what depth angle contour was under the boat. This was most helpful when running the downrigger close to the bottom and the ever changing structure, I could keep the ball just above the bottom at all times before the bottom would drop out or get shallow.. This constant attention put the biggest Laker in the boat for me !! 
Oh and that Skeeter 2190 with the 300 Yami Off Shore….. We could not have been more safe unless we were in a Ship or Submarine !!!
Thanks James and Josh.. I have memories of a life time and I can’t wait to hook up again !!
Wow, what a great report! Thanks for sharing. Sometime soon I hope to bring the WX2100 up to Superior to start my newest adventures. Very inspiring.
On the move in the WX 2190 Skeeter !!
https://youtu.be/9QDNPmgesBw
Right foot…2 stomps…..lol
Awesome footage Dave!
Sweet footage. Looks like 3-5′ with the occasional 6-7 footer and borderline small craft advisory. I love the propwash shots. Something you don’t realize til you take a look back. Hard to do when you’re driving though.
It’s amazing how big those waves look in person and how small they look on video.
I’m jacked to head back up there. Maybe next weekend???
Biggill
You got that right !!
Those seas look nothing like the real thing… but the camera just doesn’t do the scene shots justice..
If you get up there good luck and be safe !!
I got a kick out of the “Lamprey Stomp”.
Dave I love the report, pics, & video. Never been on on Superior but Lake Michigan can give you quite a ride also. Last fall on Michigan I got the 1825 washed inside and out fishing smallies. Hope to have time to do it again in a few weeks.
Is Superior still worth fishing for lakers this late in the year? Just got a new boat (bigger water) and am really hoping to get in a trip or two before ice. Can they still be caught along the north shore, or are there better methods now that we are deep into fall? I have trolled salmon in Lake Michigan, but never targeted lake trout and NEVER fish Superior.
Thanks in advance.
@OldMillXxX Superior (at least on the MN side) is now closed to Lake Trout until January, I believe the last day of the season was Oct 5th. It would likely be excellent fishing as they get more aggressive when the water cools down and are typically shallower during/after the spawn.
Really want to see this video! It’s not available in Canada…can you re-post an unrestricted one?
This is the video that is restricted in Canada. https://youtu.be/9QDNPmgesBw