As I’ve read threads about fishing lakers, the predominant tactic seems to be trolling. This is a great tactic for finding them. Once you find them, the better strategy may be to stop trolling and go to the upwind side of the hole and do some deep jigging with heavy flashy spoons or jigs. Using a fish finder is a big help in locating and defining the holes where lakers hang out.

If you’re traveling, another tactic is what I call ‘jig-trolling’. I use a couple of bungee bobs and attach the butt of the rod to my paddle near the blade where I can hold both with the same hand and attach the rod near the middle to the top end of the paddle, again where I can hold both with the same hand. Use jigging tackle and start trolling. The action of paddling does the jigging.

When you get a hit, the two can be separated by releasing the bungees.

Lakers are often triggered to hit by erratic lure action. Even when trolling, the hits often come when there is a change of direction or speed. Give it a try this year. 8-)