How To Catch Lake Whitefish | Fly Fishing

[@Opy1993]

Thanks for sharing! The line setup is awesome.

[@DavidPhamChannel]

Glad you like it!

[@torogigamers1574]

Tnx

[@HungryH1951]

Gonna try this. Thanks for posting.

[@DavidPhamChannel]

Have fun!

[@brettpalka7254]

Awesome video!

[@DavidPhamChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@martinmartinson2159]

Great video, can't wait to try out your tips! What wieght of leader/floro do you use?

[@DavidPhamChannel]

3x leader. 6lb fluro

[@TefZee]

Hey dude if you’re in the Alberta area I’d love to take you fly fishing for some amazing trout !

[@sandyjung6986]

Excellent video with helpful tips. Judging by the colour of your fly line, I’m assuming you’re using a floating line? In the summer, do you switch to sink tips or full sinking line?

[@DavidPhamChannel]

It is a floating line, in the spring and fall I'm using an indicator with the floating line. Never had much luck in the summer so I stopped trying, they are just too deep.

[@sandyjung6986]

@@DavidPhamChannel Thank you for your tips as I was successful in landing my first lake whitefish at Sylvan Lake. I caught a total of 3 at depths between 8 and 12 feet. However I used full sinking line instead and used a size 12 San Juan worm.

[@DavidPhamChannel]

@@sandyjung6986 awesome. Do you cast the retrieve slowly?

[@sandyjung6986]

@@DavidPhamChannel I caught them all trolling on my float tube.

[@DavidPhamChannel]

@@sandyjung6986 haha awesome, never thought to troll for them, will have to try that out sometime.

[@edboutdoors3632]

Thanks so much for sharing was wondering how deep do you usually fish from your indicator to your fly?

[@DavidPhamChannel]

Really depends on many factors. Its best to try different depths until you hook up but if you are seeing them at the surface a length of less than a couple feet should be fine. Your best chances are in the morning while they are active.

[@edboutdoors3632]

@@DavidPhamChannel ok thanks so much I'll go sunday morning if I have time in the morning!!

[@DavidPhamChannel]

@@edboutdoors3632 awesome, good luck!

[@edboutdoors3632]

@@DavidPhamChannel thanks

[@bert3195]

Thanks for sharing. Those are some nice looking wireworms. Did you tie them yourself?

[@DavidPhamChannel]

Haha yes i did, thanks!

[@ronglo3191]

I will your tips. Thank you

[@DavidPhamChannel]

Please do!

[@stevey4192]

Thanks for the tips. Where in the lake do you look for these fish? Any particular kind of structure? Over weeds?

[@DavidPhamChannel]

On morning in the spring and fall the fish will be cruising in the shallows in less than 10 feet of water. I'm relatively close to the shore probably 30-50 feet but I've seen people catching them directly from shore. In the video I wasn't fishing any particular sub-structure, I was fishing where a piece of land protrudes into the lake. I find as the fish swim around these protrusions they concentrate to the tip of the land. Hope that makes sense.

[@stevey4192]

@@DavidPhamChannel It does indeed. Thank you.