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.

[chinook35]

On 7/31/2026 at 11:06 AM, spoonfed-1 said:

Yup. x2

I’ve been fishing Lake O for many years and I can say that finding a day that is calm enough to jig in 150 FOW ( anchoring is out of the question) is going to be tough.  With any kind of wind ( most of the time ) you will be trolling that jig anyway 😆