Hey. I’m looking for some pointers for locating cisco to chase some larger walleyes and some muskie, and Once I find them what’s the best presentation to use to catch them. Any advice would be appreciated!
The lake I’m on gets about 108′ deep and is around 5600 acres.
Terrence:
To start with you generally ciscoes relating to the open basin most of the time during this seasonal period and finding them is generally going to happen off mid-lake structure in the basin. Once fall starts to come closer, I have found that they will start to move closer to spawning locations holding at approx. half the depth of the bottom. They are not generally dependant on the thermocline. They will die if the water gets to warm.
So for pointers to chase, I would troll some type of system that gets ya in to 20′-30′ of water as the gamefish generally will not be deeper than the thermocline. You can/could use snap weights, dipsy divers, leadcore or even down riggers to do that. While trolling now you are looking for the baitfish to become you structure. So start making laps in the basin with bait low and if ya have si or sidescan be looking for stuff off to your sides as well.
Once located you could try other type of fishing methods.
More questions let us know…
Mark
I agree 100%.
Side imagining will be of great help finding pods of bait. They look like clouds floating around in the column.
The bait will usually rise closer to the surface during low light. Look for hooks on your 2D below the pods and put your baits a few feet above them.
I’m no expert, but what I’ve noticed in the lake I fish is when I’m marking bait fish and also marking game fish deep in the basin, I quite frequently see Loons in the area.
I’m no expert, but what I’ve noticed in the lake I fish is when I’m marking bait fish and also marking game fish deep in the basin, I quite frequently see Loons in the area.
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I have heard the same thing (on the same lake as EPG) look for loons. generally going to be suspended in the main basin.
reef runners, tail dancers, hornets just gotta get it down deep enough! or shallow runner on dipsys/guppy weights or riggers.
RD
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