Whitefish

[adempsey]

Ling are good eating too.   Another fish I'd like to figure out how to catch in the summer. 

[RHYBAK]

glow tube and dead minnow on the bottom at night


predominately night feeders.
dusk works also

[adempsey]

glow tube and dead minnow on the bottom at night


predominately night feeders.
dusk works also

So, same as hard water fishing... Hmm, might think about that.   My father and brother are coming with me and neither has caught a Laker, Ling or Whitefish.   

[Riverrat]

I have caught ling still fishing in 40 to 100 feet of water in the middle of the day in June.  Used dead minnow threaded on with a 3 pronged hook.

[puckster_guy]

That's interesting about the Ling.

[Riverrat]

Right on the bottom.  Catch them when still fishing for Lake Trout.  Caught one off the dock this summer

[puckster_guy]

cool dying to catch one. Now if we could only get rid of that ice.... The only ice i wanna see is mixed up with my rye. Or for a hockey game

[Fort Wisers]

cool dying to catch one. Now if we could only get rid of that ice.... The only ice i wanna see is mixed up with my rye. Or for a hockey game

Punch a hole in it a build a small shack, be sure to install a holder for your rye close to your seat;)

[NortonJoe]

We would catch these fish we called "croakers" because they kind of croaked or hiccuped when you grabbed them.  Looked like a catfish type species...we never kept them...

[SgtCrabby]

We have a fish here that we call a croaker too.  It also croaks, but I doubt if it's the same because it's like warm water and it is a fish in the gulf of mexico.
I will not punch a hole in the top of a lake.  My ice comes out of a bag to add into the beverage of choice.


Puckster, you would like to see my lakes

[puckster_guy]

 Hey Sarge. That's what retirement will be for, lol. Been to Texas once. About 30 yrs ago. Corpus Christi, Houston and South Padre Island. With trips to Matamoros. What a great time that was. I'm dying to go back. 

[pike mike]

When our group used to fish the 3rd week of May at 3 Seasons we would occasionally pick up a few jigging in under 15' of water for walleye (yes I called them walleye instead of my usual "pickerel" ). They have very soft mouths and thus need care when bringing them in . They are soft fleshed and usually baked or bbq'd whole . I always laughed at some laker fishermen who had no use whitefish  as "they are bottom feeders" .Funny thing is so are their prized lake trout. I happen to prize them as they are really tasty .We have picked up a few mid June but at that point ,due to water temps, they tend to head deeper