Need help with lake trout

If your trolling and having a hard time catching fish, instead of trolling straight, troll in a "S", by doing that, your changing your speeds at each rod, so one side is going faster then the other side is going slower and it can trigger some hits and also tells you that the fish wants a faster or a slower speed. I don't have alot of experience trolling lakers but I troll alot for salmon and thats all I do to figure out speeds. Hope this helps.

In additon to my previous comment...Once the surface water temp rises above 53 I would start looking deep, laketrout will feed in the shallows after ice out until the surface temp rises above 48 to 53.6 F. If you get there and the temp is below 48 go shallow. If its above 53 go deep. if its somewhere in between cover water until you find them. Good Luck!

Good Tips Steve. Flat lining close to shore on steep drop offs and across points has always produced alot of success for me as well. I would run a blue fox pixie spoon on a flat line with about 150 feet of line (I like the pixie because they are small heavy and come with a rattle option. Flatlining close to shore and in a figure eight pattern around midlake points.Keeping a rod rigged up with a 4inch lunkerhunt tube (I prefer white for lakers) and youre eyes fixed on the screen for clouds of baitfish. I have also had alot of early season sucess in as little as 10fow near warm water inflows casting lighter spoons like a willams wobbler...long casts are key). At this time of season warm water inflows will attract alot of baitfish and with it the laketrout. Asuuming the main lake hasnt warmed up too much if you hit this bite at the right time it can be some of the best laketrout fishing of the year. Good luck and let us know how you make out.