GAMBLER

Lakers are most often going to be found in cold water. If you want bigger lakers, look for large deep water flats or deep water structure. I usually find most lakers on the bottom in water 46 degrees or colder. Port to port, laker hang outs vary. I used to fish East of the Genesee River (I- Bay) and target lakers in 120 - 220 fow on the bottom on large open water flats adjacent to structure. The port I currently fish out of, I fish 90 to 150 on structure. The flats off the port I fish are not that productive. There are subtle little parts of shoals and flats that the bigger fish hold on. I have a couple weigh points in my GPS that produce 90% of the big lakers we boat every season. My one weigh point produced a 34lb 6oz laker, 23lb 8oz laker and a 19lb 3 oz laker last season. Another big thing with lakers is the influence of currents and upwellings. Lakers will move to certain areas of the structure during heavier currrents. You will learn this by paying attention to detail and time on the water. The #1 key to laker fishing is SPEED. Keep your ball speed 0.7 - 1.7 and you will be on fish. Chas, if you want help trying to find lakers off your port, feel free to PM me and I can point you in the right direction.