FISHING..around Elliot Lake and the North Shore (Blind River area)-- also the north
shore of Lake Huron..ie Spanish and Serpent River areas.
Took me a while ..but I finally got the
knack of catching Lake Trout up here.
I have been catching pike and bass
(small mouth bass) but I havent had
much luck with trout.
This especially holds true for Lake
Trout.

I have seen lots on my fish finder but
havent got them to bite.

I mostly jig for them with a worm and a
fire red knuckle ball jig. I did catch
one this way but I have found a much
more productive jigging technique.

Thats what I caught this one on in
about 40 ft of water out on McCarthy
Lake. late spring 2007.

Lately ..I have been asking local
fishermen about Lake Trout fishing
and have picked up new techniques
and ideas.
I like to fish with light lines and
jigging techniques. You don't cover
as much water and it may be less
productive than the down rigger
method or lead trolling method..but I
like light line fishing even in deep
water for lakers and other fish.

I hope to develop better techniques
and methods and some how become
a bit of a master at this!!! A challenge I
guess.

The knuckle ball jig head is the one I
use. It is good but lacks a second
eyelet to allow easy connection of a
stinger hook.

There are some jigs with the big eyes
(Ive seen them at Zellers) with the
second eyelet to allow for a stinger
hook to be easily attached.

This winter...I plan to modify my jigs by
setting up my drill press and putting
in a small extra eyelet in each of my
jigs. I will use high strength expoxy.

I plan to make up my own stingers
with slightly larger hooks (for better
hook up and red hooks)- I went out
and recently bought all the materials I
need.
Nice chunky pike
caught spring 2007 at the Elliot Lake
Boat Launch right
here in town. I caught 3 at the boat launch that
spring. Pike will often take small lures in the
spring. I caught a couple on plastic worms. The
plastic worms I like have 3 hooks embedded in
them. I roll them in worm scent. Works to catch
bullhead as well.
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The big hot spot is
Spanish for spring
Walleye. I have recently
spoke to one of the
owners of Blue Heron
Resort. They are pretty
well booked up for the
first 4 weeks of the
season.
She told me the fishing
was exceptional this past
season. I heard this from
all the local fishermen
around here.
NOTICE THE RED MARKINGS ON THE SHORES OF SOME OF THESE LAKES. THEY ARE SPOTS WHERE COTTAGE LOTS AND
POTENTIAL COTTAGE LOTS ARE BEING OPENED UP FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AS FAR AS I KNOW...THERE ARE NO LOTS YET FOR SALE/AVAILABLE ON MCCARTHY LAKE, ROSSMERE LAKE OR DEPOT LAKE.
ESTEN LAKE (to the northwest of Depot Lake might be having some lots on it as well in the future).

If you are interested in the cottage lots being developed..go to the Elliot Lake web site and search for waterfront
development.
LAKE HURON..around this north shore district has
some fine fishing. The walleye fishing has really been
good the past few years in the spring. Any of the
rivers that run into Lake Huron will be very good
fishing for walleye. Hot spots..Spanish and Serpent
River mouth.

As I understand it..there is a relatively new boat
launch for the public somewhere around Sprague
area. The North Channel Yacht club also has a boat
launch with a small fee.
This is my best little lake trout so far. The smaller ones are fairly scrappy. The larger ones less so.
This is a real nice little trout about 19 inches long. I did not weigh him and I only held him up to my
ruler in the boat. I did not want to over handle him.
I released this trout back into the lake. When I catch one that is badly hooked I will keep the.
This is the rig I have been using to
catch my trout. It is a bit of a lash up.

I have some red swivel snaps to
attach to the jig head. The jig head
(out of the picture has some red on it
too).
It is a knuckle ball jig.
I plan to modify my knuckle ball jigs
to facilitate the attachment of the
stinger hooks.

The stinger hook and dead smelt that
I inserted in the jig are shown.

I find the trout nibble at this set up.

It works!! It is consistent! I get results
each time I use it.

I set up a drift where the lakers are
schooling and drift fish and jig it on
bottom.
A fish finder is almost a must for jigging for Lake Trout. They congregate in schools. Even when you do find them and jig for them..you need to be
patient. They don't always bite. With my white tube jig and minnow combo..however..this year ..in the warm months and afternoons..I have been
catching at least one Laker each time out. I hope to land more and bigger fish as time goes on. ONE of these days I will catch my limit..3 in one
day!
sorry for the poor resolution of this
picture..i will be replacing it soon.