I headed out with Outcast regulars Rick & Dawn in search of spring Lake Trout.  Over-night winds pushed some cold water into the fishing grounds which seemed to concentrate the fish into dense pockets.  We found a steady bite which consisted of BIG Lake Trout.  We finished the day 30 for 38 on Lake Trout with a bonus Walleye.  The fish averaged in the 12# range with multiple fish in the 14 – 17# range.  The biggest of the day was an 18#er and 18.5#er.  The crew returned to the dock with sore arms.

I headed east with Denny and his crew to target some spring Lake Trout.  We set lines to find a ferocious bite that lasted all day.  We finished the day boating 39 for 41 on Lake Trout with a bonus 9# Walleye finding the box courtesy of a long copper.  The largest Lake Trout of the day was a massive 18#s.  The Lake Trout averaged in the 10-12# range.

I set out from Lampe Marina with John, John and Mollie.  We set lines on a flat Lake.  The winds picked up and pushed us off our game.  The winds sub sided and after a slow start we managed to go 15 for 20 on Lake Trout with a bonus 9# Walleye.  The Lake Trout averaged in the 8 – 10# range with the biggest of the day going 12#s. 

I headed east in search of some Lake Trout with Randy and Chris.  We set up and the bite was on.  A mixed program of dodgers, spoons and long coppers had us finishing the day going 31 for 36 on Lake Trout with a bonus Steelhead.  The biggest Lake Trout of the day went 17 #s, with two 14 #ers and several in the 10 – 12 # class.

I headed east with Josh and Brad on another day of picture perfect lake conditions to target Lake Trout.  With a wind change from the previous day and a slight warm up in the water column, we found a slower bite from.  Despite the slower bite we managed to go 20 for 25 on Lake Trout, 1 for 2 on Steelhead and found 2 nice early season Walleye, 1 – 8#er and 1 -9#er.  The Lake Trout continued to average in the 8# range with the biggest of the day being 12#s.

Fishing Report – 5/2/15:  For the first lake Trout trip of the year, I headed east with Wes and Cohrin.  We set up to find several hungry Lake Trout.  With a steady bite we managed to end the day going 34 for 38 on Lake Trout with a bonus being a 9# Walleye, which was our first Walleye of the 2015 Season, great job on winching it in Cohrin.  It was an action packed day with numerous doubles and even a triple.  The lake trout averaged in the 8 – 10 # range with the biggest being 14.5#’s (once again great job on the reel Cohrin).

Fished Presque Isle Bay with Pete and Dustin while the ice on the main lake continues to melt.  Fishing conditions remained tough and cold.  We managed to end the day 4/4, which include a mixed bag of 1 – 6# Brown Trout, 1 – 5# Steelhead and two small Steelies.

Ron & I headed out onto the lake to do some pre-fishing for a Saturday trip.  Under tough conditions and thick fog we managed to go 3 for 3 which included a massive 11# Brown Trout, 10# Brown Trout and a small Steelhead.  All three went back in for another day.