Well I had a day this past week that I will never forget! I caught my personal best laker jigging, I’ve caught a few lakers bigger trolling but to me this was way more enjoyable and more of a challenge! Not too often you have the chance to get on a big pod of lakers out in the lake but I did a little looking around found a few spots a couple miles off shore and we founf a mess of fish and not just lakers. We caught 2 coho’s whitefish and lake trout along with numerous brown trout as deep as 52 feet of water jigging with spining tackle.
Obviously the weather has to be right for the small boat to get out and venture into this type of fishing but if you do try you’ll see why it’s addicting to catch the fish this way!
The best bait was a white 4 inch gulp minnow with 1/2 ounce darter head jig (gamakatsu) fishing near the bottom although we picked up a few fish suspended or up higher.
Here’s a few fish including my biggest laker caught on a jigging rod to date. I’ve caught bigger trolling along with kings etc.. but it’s not the same.
Get out and give it a try
Few more fish from this week, the whitefish was 27 1/2 inches long
Holy Moly LakeaRony!
That is a huge lake trout Eric! 
Congrats on your “jiggin” PB! 
And way to put your clients on some quality fish!
Keep the good reports coming!
Great job Eric,
You continue to impress and make everyone else extremely jealous
Eric:
I am considering building a statue of you. Bronze or Copper? Seriously-you rock.
I got a good chuckle out of that lancew!
Thanks for the positive words guys! Here’s a few of the video’s from this past week. I got the big one on video as well check it out. Please excuse me getting a bite over excited I just watched the video and “oh my god” “oh my god” ……….
I won’t forget that fish!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQFn5tY0sBY
another nice fish..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL0-ejh1SDM
I’m hoping to fish Milwaukee the first time this upcoming weekend. All my previous salmon/trout experience has been fishing big water with downriggers.
I’m certainly not looking for anybody to give their secret spots, but I’m just looking for a few basic pointers. Is it best inside the breakwall around McKinley Marina or do most go outside the breakwall in the main lake? Sounds like casting and drifting cranks with maybe some bait as a backup is the way to go?
Thanks; any basic pointers are greatly appreciated. Feel free to post or send PM.
Wow, what a mule of a laker, heck of a fish Eric!
Congrats on the PB
That video is AWESOME