Lake Trout from Algonquin Park

This was caught on Saturday, May 2, 2009 on Catfish Lake in Algonquin Park (Ontario, Canada). I was using a #6 Panther Martin, trolling it along a rocky point in a canoe.

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• Lake Trout
• algonquin
• laker
• trout
• catfish lake
• fish
• fishing
• lake
• trolling

[bluntis420]

Very nice video and of course a beautifuul fish. What were you using to catch him? I've fished for years only for Walleye, pike and muskie. Think this year i'd like to start catching something different. Please give me some suggestions on what to use to catch trout's. Minnows, weight sizes, hook sizes etc. Thanks a million

[xekorf]

@bluntis420 Thanks for the comment. I too was normally a pike / walleye / muskie fisherman, but in the last 5 or 6 years, I branched out a bit to trout. Trout have been extremely rewarding!

My go-to lure for lakers has been the #6 Panther Martin with the orange fuzzy stuff at the hooks. In the spring, we troll (in a canoe) around points, rocky drop-offs, etc. We let out about 100 feet or so of line -- the fish can be skitterish, so you need to stay pretty far away from the lure.

[xekorf]

@xekorf It's hard to say how deep the lures go, but it's probably about 6 to 12 feet. In terms of line, I always use 6 to 8 pound flourocarbon line. Honestly, for trout, it's dynamite. The fish see it a lot less.

Another lure that has worked well is the EGB spoon. It is a small (ridiculously expensive) hammered spoon with a dingly-dongly thingy behind it. Bass Pro Shops sell them for about 8 to 12 bucks each, but they do work well. i also catch bass with those.

[xekorf]

@xekorf In times of the year other than the spring, it can be difficult to locate the lakers. They go down pretty deep round about the June timeframe and stay down there until the fall. You can get them by jigging or trolling with big sinkers, but it's certainly a lot more difficult.

I hope this has helped. I love trout fishing. Good luck. Phil.

[MrShotgunner12]

Nice catch.  Nice to see you put it back. I hope you kept a couple for lunch back at the camp site.

[xekorf]

@MrShotgunner12 Thanks so much. We usually keep the smaller ones for shore lunch. The bigger ones have so much spawn capability, it would be a shame to keep those.

[stealyourface2112]

Great fish! I make the annual trek out to algonquin for lake trout as well. How do you gauge the depth of your lure when your out in the middle of a lake that can be 100 plus feet in depth without a fish finder?

[trinitymike]

Well done....nice to see a fish like that sent back to live another day.

[whiskeyriver420]

Paddled that stretch twice its awsome

[47Indigo47]

Was that a salmon?