Title: | Fishing Notes- Archived |
Notice: | See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference |
Moderator: | DONMAC::MACINTYRE |
Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
Last Modified: | Fri Sep 20 1991 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 1660 |
Total number of notes: | 20970 |
My brother and I are journeying to Vermont's NEK the second week of May in hopes of exercising the local trout population. Along with taking the flyrods out on some of the smaller streams and ponds in search of brookies, we plan on spending a day on Lake Willoughby in pursuit of Lakers and Landlocks. My questions are as follows: (1) Given that the boat we have access to is not all "tricked out" with outriggers and fish finders, do we stand a chance of success trolling up near the surface? Water temperature in the Lake as of Saturday, April 27th, stood at 41 degrees farenheit, if that helps. At what depths would you expect to find fish at this time of year. (2) Is anyone out there familiar with Lake Willoughby? If so, what techniques or areas of the Lake have proven to be successful? Thanks in advance for any information. As one can tell from these questions, trolling on big, cold water lakes isn't one of my areas of expertise! Russ
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1578.1 | Hit em Hard!!! | SALEM::JUNG | Tue Apr 30 1991 15:26 | 12 | |
Speaking generally: Troll the shorelines, troll slow, try to stay in about 25ft of water. Don't expect to do well in the middle of the lake over deep water. Find where rivers dump into the lake and troll that area. Lure choices: Rapala's, Mooselook Wooblers, Streamer flies. Ask at a tackle shop near the lake to see what the fish are hitting. The fish should generally be in the top 20 ft - very near the surface. Catch many, Jeff (Captain) Team Starcraft |