Alternative options for Downrigger lake trout

[spoonfed-1]

On 7/29/2026 at 6:35 AM, GAMBLER said:

Jigging lakers on Lake Ontario is way harder than Cayuga.  You don't have the big currents we have on Lake Ontario.  

Yup. x2

[sherman brown]

On 7/29/2026 at 6:27 AM, glh456 said:

Stop trolling and try jigging.

 

 

 

In my opinion, the best way to jig is with a large kast master spoon in metallic blue and chrome, and metallic green and chrome, and let it down to the target area and jig it up about 6' then letting it down slowly while keeping the slack outa the line so you can set the hook if it stops dropping or if it takes off. Give this a try with even the smaller 1/4 oz and 1/2 oz.