Fly fishing for ice out lakers

  • Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5769
    May 1, 2017 at 10:43 am #1691620

    I have no personal experience chasing Lakers, but I’ve read that white is a good color to start with. Woolly Buggers, Clousers, Deceivers. Sounds like fun, looking forward to your report waytogo

    SR

    tegg
    Hudson, Wi/Aitkin Co
    Posts: 1450
    May 1, 2017 at 12:26 pm #1691654

    That does sound like fun.

    From what I’ve experienced in the BWCA in years past I would 2nd the opinion of trying white streamer/leach type patterns. We would commonly just use a white marabou jig. Around MN fishing opener we would also catch fish trolling cranks. Probably top 10′ of the water column. I would think for fly fishing the closer you can get to ice out the better. Not sure how things will pan out this year with the earlier ice out dates. I’m not schooled in the ways of sink tips & sinking lines but I would consider something that can get you somewhere in the 15′ depth range.

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