Deepwater fish on sonar - what are they?

I was scouting around the islands in the Cognashene area north of Beausoleil Island and was marking fish at about 10 am. They were in 50-60fow over 90-100fow and looked like they were on clouds of baitfish. I have a downrigger and would like to try to target them but don't know if they are walleye, lakers, salmon, or what. Any thoughts on what they might be?

Could be any of the above...more likely salmon, lakers, whities, etc... Catch a couple and post pics to tell us!!

Ya I guess what I was getting at as well, is if I knew what they were, then i would have a better idea of what to drag off the release. Spoon, squid, stick bait?...with dodger, flasher, cow bell, nothing..?

Ive caught all the mentioned fish on flutter spoons, id run them....my guess out there is they are salmon as well, lakers would be closer to bottom

Strong suspicion they are lakers if they are in those depths. Salmon maybe. I am catching salmon and lakers at every depth in the water column right now on gbay.

Knowing what the bait you're seeing is might tip you off. Whatever the fish are, seems they're keyed in on it. Like oogie8 I'd probably start with a flutter spoon. Not many predator fish that won't hit a spoon.

Sounds like krawler has your answer....ask him whats attached to his release

Don't kid yourself
The walleye are down there also.

Big Body Baits

if this was late summer to fall, it COULD also be muskie. but being late spring early summer, muskies are still shallower I believe

here's a little tip for you then.

Run a body bait and then a fixed cheater line with a spoon 6 feet above that. great search pattern. actually works most of the time

Great - thanks everyone - I couldn't get up to the Bay this past weekend but will be up this weekend (June 16-17). I'll post pics if I boat anything.\ from those depths.
GPG

I am guessing you are seeing salmon staging.....usually around this time and especially in that area that is what they would be.