Winter Lake Trout Jigging?

[idn713]

Hey guys is it possible to jig in the winter for lakers? My Dad's friend owns a house on Seneca Lake and he said I could use it anytime. I will use it in the spring and summer and I will fish like crazy but I was wondering if it would be worth it to take a trip in the cold and try to jig up some lakers.

[traveling man]

we can jig lakers all winter through the ice, but i perfer jigging perch. the hardest part about jigging from a boat in the winter is the wind. it will probably be hard to keep your line vertical.

[Gator]

Winter laker fishing can be phenomenal on Seneca. We usually start fishing perch in February and I'm begging the guys to take a meander into 80-100' and let me catch a few lakers. Typical jigs, plastics, vertical spoons and minnows all work. Wind is definitely your enemy though, and running an outboard in the winter requires some precautions. Go get them!

[laketrout6]

We jig lakers on Keuka all winter when it's somewhat comfortable out. Two years ago on Jan 3 we had our best take ever. Three of us boated(and released all but our limit) 51 lakers in three hours, what a blast.

[idn713]

Thats amazing I may have to give it a shot

[redeyes]

trolling is as good,or better

[FishinEd]

Where are some good areas to winter fish for lakers and LLs? I did well with LLs in March in the south end. My place is north near Starkey though. Any good areas there?

[ray koziatek]

Hmm starky pt .........Psss the dec used to put their laker stockin nets out about 200 yds south in the cove.......bout 30 years ago i was scuba diving near there and got read the riot act when i got to shore,,,but they calmed down I think ...the current normally flows counter clockways so just south of the point in 70 to 100fow should be good.

[laketrout6]

We took a two man limit on thursday from 136 fow on Keuka. Lots of fish in the middle off of 2 mile. They liked 3/4 oz diamond jigs and perch colored ,3/4 oz Buckshot jigging spoons.

Nothing big but they tastd good.