Tips on Trolling for Lake Trout using Crank Baits and a Teaser Trailing Spoon

Hello folks, this week we're back in the freshwater as we've geared up with crank baits, t-turns, and the SS Viper Spoon as we troll for those lovely lake trout.
The day started out calm though the winds picked up after a few hours. Luckily, as the winds got stronger, the lake trout got bigger!
On top of all the fish-catching action, we also go over a bunch of tips to help you catch more lake trout while trolling.
As always, good luck and good fishin'!
Ivo

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks!

[@jedijerdrums]

Wow! That was a great fishing trip!

[@TheRealArtificer]

Love it ivo!!!

[@XMSTARSHIP2]

great video........beautiful lake

[@austinakre1573]

Great fish at the end ivo! Good video

[@RealTimeFishing01]

Good job I've never caught a trout befor

[@FACB25]

I'm so jealous , awesome video

[@madmullet1990]

Good job mate

[@thundermistlures]

[@thundermistlures]

Sorry, we can't post the link in this reply but if you go to KZbin just type in Thundermist musky fishing. Thanks!:)

[@SuperFourwinns]

Great episode! I can almost smell the slime on your hands. that stinger is the only way to go if you are fly fishing or crank fishing. Great tip and way to show how it works! Your friend on the water.

[@cattdaddy987]

i love his videos :)

[@georgesalcedo2735]

Wow great video with great tips, barely learning how to troll and hopefully this will help me land some nice trout.

[@thundermistlures]

Great to hear from you George and so glad you enjoyed this trolling for lake trout episode....all the best to you and good luck on the water :)

[@tristancooper1997]

Antonio is always the first to strike!

[@viiiiideo]

nice, as usual

[@thundermistlures]

That's a nice fish! Thanks for watching & glad you're enjoying the videos.:)

[@MrMac5150]

Only another good one.

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@SuperFourwinns]

My wife are setting here, she is watching Dancing With The Stars and I am watching you on you tube. I am totally enjoying watching you all catch fish. No matter how many times I look at your videos I learn some good technique.

[@thundermistlures]

Lake trout are a lot of fun to catch - you will love it :)

[@Nocheesedadvenomaug]

Thanks ivo ! definitely gonna keep that in mind for next trip! thanks again good luck and good fishing !

[@JedandJen]

Good job guys! Great work Antonio! Way to get on those fish early. Ever make it out to Vermont? You should come!

[@darylreadman3596]

I watch alot of fishing videos and you guys are real and can catch alot more and bigger fish than most of the prostaff from the major lure companies. Great job!!! The Thundermist crew rocks!

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Daryl - we really appreciate your great feedback :) Thanks for taking time to send such a nice note and we are happy you are enjoying our videos....we will have plenty more coming your way so until then, good luck and good fishing :)

[@thundermistlures]

It was! Thanks & good fishing to you! :)

[@javi_fms]

I just started using this set up at the lake and I've been catching all kinds of fish trolling on my kayak! I even got a trout and a crappie on each bait at the same time! Awesome videos keep on fishing!

[@thundermistlures]

Francisco Martinon Sounds like some great fishing Francisco :)

[@thundermistlures]

It was brief, but great & steelhead are also fun to catch. Thanks for writing & good fishing !

[@RobertMossFishingandOutdoors]

Very nice I wish i was there lol :)

[@thundermistlures]

We do...check out our fishing tips channel. Thanks!:)

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks! Good fishing to you Grant! :)

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks for your comments!

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks! Good luck on the water! :)

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks... good fishing! :)

[@sageapel2295]

Lake trout are super fun to catch. I caught my first one last weekend, it was 24 inches, 4 lbs, they are really good on the grill :) Our seasons are Mid-May through September, and January through Mid march.

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Sage - congrats on your first lake trout :)

[@dylandrake4226]

Great video! Gotta love those trout!

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Grant - always great to hear from you and you sure brought a smile to my face - I love it :) Thanks for tuning in and please send my best to your wife :)

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks :)

[@vonniebuck9182]

Thank you for letting me know. I will try it out this summer and tell you about it if I can(:

[@thundermistlures]

Sounds Great Vonnie - good luck on the water :)

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks for watching & good fishing to you! :)

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks for your comment...those sting ray can put up quite a battle!

[@thundermistlures]

I'll check it out for sure. :)

[@mikepike8569]

Cool video.lake trout is my favorite fish to troll for.

[@thundermistlures]

Glad you enjoyed this lake trout episode Mike and hope you have a great year on the water :)

[@thundermistlures]

This was in mid April Thanks!:)

[@MidwestFishingShow]

Whoa. Can't wait to catch my first laker!

[@thundermistlures]

It's world class - especially late fall. Good fishing! :)

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks. Never fished Vermont but I'm sure there's good fishing. Thanks! :)

[@thundermistlures]

It was a blast for sure....good fishing! :)

[@canadianboy3535]

More fishing

[@thundermistlures]

It really was...good fishing ! :)

[@TheBenLantz]

Have you ever used the Flexi as a trailer? Great video as always!

[@thundermistlures]

That was a good one. Thanks!:)

[@bassfishingmaster4783]

i got almost a 4ft brook trout or brown i dont remember ....but anyway LOVE THE VIDEOS

[@stevensanchez6070]

Hey Ivo,just wanted to know if you could possibly do Red Snapper fish episode.And great video

[@thegsmash]

When you fish large mouth bass, can you try creek chubs as bait cause they work out good for me.

[@braedankucheran2599]

happy new year and nice fish. you got to go ice fishing more I love see your ice fishing vids

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Braedan and Happy New Year to you as well - Hope you have a great time on the water in 2014 :) We are planning some ice fishing trips this year so we'll be sure to bring our camera person along :) Thanks for writing in and good luck on the water

[@JerseyTom]

at the delis, the "lake trout" is fried atlantic whiting usually. real lake trout like these in the video can be smoked, baked, fried, whatever.

[@thundermistlures]

Green is good for both conditions. :)

[@chipo540]

Ok

[@thundermistlures]

It was basically around 20' deep. The fish were shallower that time of year as the water was still very cold. Thanks for writing! :)

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Owen - it absolutely will work great for you :)

[@thundermistlures]

Smoked lake trout is great! :)

[@daskeleng]

You guys kept saying that those fish you cought were lake size (small). Guys those were BIG! I am dreaming now of catching those trouts.

[@Olzone2]

Great tip there guys! Im going to try it my next fishing trip. The lure you where using exept for the spoon is also a favorite so great rig! :)

[@fireworksman1919]

I got a 19 inch Smallmouth on a 6 inch chub one time, so they work for me to

[@owenswayne2556]

thanks

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Ryan, in Ontario, if you are under the age of 18, you do not need a fishing license. If you are an Ontario resident and are under 18 years old, you can fish in Ontario without a license :) If you are over 18 or live outside of Ontario, you will need a fishing license .

[@nijagara]

great video,how is fall fishing for trout in lower niagara river?

[@fishnmusicn]

This was a treat to watch, do you get most of your fish on the crank bait or the bait behind the spoon? What minnow bait will work? Look forward to see more. Thanks!

[@thundermistlures]

HI Chuck - typically you get more on the crankbait, but it can vary from day to day - long slender crankbaits work best as they imitate such things like smelt (i.e. Thundermist Lure Company's American Smelt Crankbait) or shads :)

[@saltypro]

Awesome!

[@thundermistlures]

Glad you enjoyed this tolling for lake trout episode and thanks for writing in :)

[@thundermistlures]

Must be some good fishing there! :)

[@thundermistlures]

One thing about lake trout, they'll take a wide variety of lures. Thanks! :)

[@thundermistlures]

It's called Lew's Crankin' stick 7' medium heavy. Thanks!

[@thundermistlures]

Actually, haven't tried that. Good fishing! :)

[@thundermistlures]

We may do that some day....good fishing! :)

[@thundermistlures]

We will try to do some surf fishing videos some day. Thanks! :)

[@thundermistlures]

We did keep one fish as it may have not survived the release...but generally we'll keep the odd small one. Thanks! :)

[@Nocheesedadvenomaug]

Hey Ivo ! have you ever fished lake Champlain ?? My buddy lives up in Burlington Vermont and all we visited him and all we did was pier fish and we hooked into a couple baby small mouth on some night crawlers luckily, but looking to get up there again and try to get out on water for some lake trout but just wondering if you guys have any luck there or if you are taking a trip there soon?? and what to go for out there on that big lake? & any tips?

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Michael - we have not fished Lake Champlain yet but if we did, we would definitely target bass and use the flexi jigs :)

[@TheManiteeHD]

Hey Ivo, Im not sure if you mentioned it, but what was Antonios setup? Same as yours?

[@Hillier2212]

hey ivo... great vid.. going to be trolling for some salmon and lake trout in lake ontario.. what pound test would you recommend to do the trick for both? mono or braid? what are yah running ivo on your rods for lake ontario.. Cheers

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Kyle - I like to run 20 lb fluorocarbon or 30 lb braid with a 20 lb fluorocarbon leader. If you go out, try in front of Port Weller in 30 - 50 feet of water....good luck :)

[@thundermistlures]

***** PS - in a few weeks, Thundermist Lure Co will be releasing their very own line of premium braid :)

[@SouthwestAngling]

do lakers prefer the deepest waters of the lake? I have been planning to fish for them soon :)

[@thundermistlures]

Yes - the lake trout love deep water - in the spring though, you can catch them shallow, as we did in this episode - good luck...lake trout are a lot of fun to catch

[@SouthwestAngling]

thanks, good luck to you too, Ivo :)

[@jonbow769]

if you dont please make a vidoe on how to catch musky plzzzzzzzz

[@thundermistlures]

He usually is......:)

[@shawnjiao5231]

Yo

[@TheAwesomesloth]

Ico nice vid big trout. I forgot to ask with the 2inch big lip crankbaits i got you said they would dive but do you think they will stay down for a bit of would it shoot back up please respond :)

[@thundermistlures]

As long as you are cranking them in - they will stay down - keep your rod tip pointed downwards as well :)

[@chipo540]

If cloudy day what color silver or gold

[@WolfKillerLestat]

Good idea might try this for pike,what leader would you use for pike

[@thundermistlures]

I like to tie my own wire leaders for pike :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4e4mmCIqrOpqLc Otherwise, you can use a heavy fluorocarbon leader, but pike can still cut through it

[@WolfKillerLestat]

Thundermist Lures what length do you have the leader lines are they the same length to the deep diver and the spoon..

[@vonniebuck9182]

I live in Michigan but never been fishing in lake Michigan .. Is there good fishing there? have you Been?

[@thundermistlures]

Hi Vonnie - Although I have not fished Lake Michigan, |I know there is plenty of fantastic fishing there :)

[@jonbow769]

if you do post link in the reply

[@thundermistlures]

Try Bass Pro Shops. Thanks! :)

[@chehsin]

what is the spec of your rod and what kind of line are you using, Ivo? thanks

[@kyletoomey3184]

Do you just put a jighead through the tube if you use one?

[@thundermistlures]

Try gold on cloudy days.:)

[@thundermistlures]

Actually they were descent. They do get bigger though. Thanks! :)

[@liamtobin8335]

when will u do surf fishing videos

[@lukadobrich220]

So he got away

[@lukadobrich220]

I had a ten pound catfish and when I tried to net him the net the net unhooked him

[@thundermistlures]

That's actually an old reel made by Cabelas. Unfortunately, I can't give you more details as the writing on the reel is worn to the point where i can't read it. Thanks & good fishing to you George! :)

[@vdubjim1]

What lb line are you using for leader and mainline?

[@thundermistlures]

main line 20 lb - leader 15 lb

[@thundermistlures]

Try targeting them. Once you catch a few & learn more about them, you'll want to fish for them even more. Thanks:)

[@jonbow769]

do you have any viedos wehre you catch a musky?

[@greygraham5361]

Is it a good idea too use braid and tie a 20 foot fluorocarbon leader onto it? Or should I just use all flour carbon

[@thundermistlures]

all fluoro would be better for trolling, but you can also certainly use braid with a fluorocarbon leader :)

[@greygraham5361]

Thundermist Lures thx