Jigging Lakers near the Bar in the Fall

[chowder]

Anyone have any luck jigging Lakers this time of year near the Bar. Planning to take a swipe at the Kings in the lower river and would like to have a backup plan if this warm up holds on.I can also throw some trolling gear from the Islander into the little boat but was hoping for something different.

[Tall Tails]

Lake Trout Season ended on Sept 30.  It opens again January 1st. 

[ReelDiel3]

Go for smallmouth at the mouth of river... Some slobs this time of year!

[chowder]

Lake Trout Season ended on Sept 30.  It opens again January 1st. 

Spoiled by the Fingerlakes , rats...

[Tall Tails]

Spoiled by the Fingerlakes , rats...

 

As much as I would appreciate you knocking a few out, I would hate to see you get pinched..  Browns are an option.  The shore line their can be productive.

[chowder]

As much as I would appreciate you knocking a few out, I would hate to see you get pinched..  Browns are an option.  The shore line their can be productive.

Yeah, we've had good catches on the browns by turning at the Fort and trolling the American side shoreline.

[Bass2mouth]

Umm yeah, because all those boats in november on the bar arent fishing for lakers at all.....

[skinny420]

No....they are fishing for steelhead with kwikfish on 3 way swivel's. They just catch 10 Lakers for every steelhead!

[Gill-T]

You put a jig down you may catch anything.....including out-of-season Lakers.  It just means you can't keep them.

[KilliansRed]

The steelhead are just smarter so they let the lakers have the first bite.

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[Bass2mouth]

Best Jigs? So far Ive caught them on white tubes, blade baits, and flash jigs. The things are pigs. Many guys use jigheads and plastic minnows.

[wet the net]

^{What is the rule? Are you not allowed to target them? Or does that mean you can catch but must release?}

[skinny420]

Cant target them. I'd rather catch a steelhead. No way can you do anything to not catch them and still catch steelhead. I don't try to touch them unless I have to or its huge and I want a pic. They are just to fragile.....and slimey. Usually unhook them and dump them back. Touch there gills and they are dead and your boat is covered in blood.