Bear 77 Report post Posted March 9, 2009 Managed to get out today for some whitefish. They are really aggressive right now and we had no problem catching a bunch in a very short time, just west of Kenora. They are fun to catch and real fighters. These guys weighed about 4 pounds roughly. Bear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike sawatsky 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2009 Nice catch Bear. Quote Thunder Bay Bass Masters memberThank you to my SponsorsWWW.HEADRACK.COMNORTH COUNTRY CYCLE AND SPORTSWWW.THEFISHWRANGLERS.COM@fishwranglers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RAMBO Report post Posted March 9, 2009 Yes, very nice catch. RAMBO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FreshwaterFisherman Report post Posted March 9, 2009 Congrats, nice fish! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bestbait Report post Posted March 11, 2009 Nice!!! You smoking them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 77 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 They are a little hard to light.....yep we are smoking some...mmmmmmmm. I also make fish soup and chowder with them. They really are fun to catch, they really fight. We were in about 50 feet of water and they fight right to the hole, lots of fun. Bear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idealteak 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 Really nice catch Bear. I have tried fishing near Thunder Bay for some whitefish but with no luck. Can you let me know what you like to catch them with? Is there any secrets that you can share? Thanks. Albert Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 77 Report post Posted March 12, 2009 A flasher or depth finder is a great help to see what depth they are at. We found most of of our fish between 40-60 feet. I think they are at all depths, this particular lake has lots of whitefish. I use a Swedish Pimple smaller size about 2 inches long and tip two of the three prong hooks with power maggots in pink or white, just to add some stink. I let the jig drop to the bottom, reel up 2 turns and pop it once, let it sit for 10 seconds and pop it again. Pay close attention to your line, if it goes slack, set the hooks, they hit kinda like a lake trout. I think any long, skinny, shiny lure will do the trick. If you dont get a bite, keep reeling a few turns until you find what depth they are at. You can also watch you electronics to determine depth. Better yet come out to Kenora and we will go. Bear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
