Tactics for Splake?, Where, what, when and why?

[inthebush]

So hello to everybody.

I was doing some research into a new fish for me to try to catch and I came across this forum. What a great wealth of information. Thanks

The fish that I'm interested in is the Splake.
(the genetically enginered cross between a female brookie and a male Laker)


Does anyone here have any ideas on how to catch them with any consistency. I can only seem to come across them speratically. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

thanks

[ThorahGuy]

Did you see this Topic yet? This member sure seems to have then dialed in.

http://www.lakesimcoeoutdoors.com/forums/i...topic=5308&st=0

[will]

Once you find a lake with good numbers, look for shallow sandy points and set up with minnows. Whenever ive caught them, weve been fishing less than 4fow, and theyd come by in waves where everyones rods would go off at once.

[TheAler]

In my limited experience with them Ive had much the same experience as will. Although it has been in slightly deeper water. (10 feet which in splake lakes might be 6 inches further out then wills 4 feet holes) Do you fish with electronics? As I will usually set a minnow off bottom and jig the second hole keep an eye on the entire water column. Similar to lake trout you may find a bunch go through a few feet under the ice where you would typically not be jigging.

Good luck with the hunt and be sure to let us know about your successes and failures.

[inthebush]

THANKS FOR THAT LINK. Those people seem to onto some great looking fish. Lets hope that one day I'll be able to post some similar shots

[inthebush]

Will, thanks for that.. I seem to have been looking in the wrong depths.. I was more concentrating on 20-25.. There's no wonder that all I was getting was the occasional fish. I'll have to look into the shallower depths and see what I find. Any tips on rigging? I'm used to setting up a minnow close to the bottom and waiting to see what swims by.

[inthebush]

TheAler, I do use electronics and have seen them swim by. I usually keep a jigging rod set-up with a half and half spoon tipped with a minnow for just those occasions. But not much luck though getting them to hit.....sigh.....

hopefully I'll be able to post some good shots soon. gong to fish in the morning.. lots of ice even with the warmer weather.

looking forward to sitting in the sun and watching the rods go down...

[will]

Ive never brought my electronics in to a back lake splake fishing before, since its extra weight with no reward for the water we fish. we usually go out as a group and set up all our lines paralleling the shore off a sandy point and down into a shallow sandy cove. holes from 12-48" of water. we just just set up with a simple hook and minnow, small jighead and minnow, or small swedish pimple with a minnow and deadstick 8-12" off bottom.

[inthebush]

Will, thanks for the tips. I'll try them tomorrow when I'm out. Lets hope that what works for you works for me. What kind of depths are the lakes that you fish? The ones that I've found are from 35-50..

Lets hope that there will be pictures with the next post

[will]

Apparently the one lake gets to about 100 ft, but i dont know if i believe it cause ts pretty small and a very gentle slope or flat where we fish.

An article on splake that i read said that as splake get bigger they start to behave more like lakers, you can take that any way you want. Ive always caught my lakers deep, but know a few awesome fishermen who fish BIG lakers in the same depths as i get the splake.

[inthebush]

Hello everybody, from now on I'll be putting my thoughts out in the right place (Northern lakes). Sorry about the incorrect placement.
So we went out yesterday to a little lake in the St Nora Lake area looking to try out some of the newly found information on splake fishing. We got there just after sunrise and set up the lines in just 4' of water (something I thought would never work for a species crossed with a laker) and in just over 30min we had a line go down. Then another. Then another. In just less than 3hrs we had proved that some of the info on this board is dead on accurate.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Can't wait to take the kids up next time and see if it was just a one time thing.
Well worth the effort even if it's just a day on the water in the magnificent north.

hope you like the pictures

[FatRap]

Nice fish, glad the advice you received on here helped you catch these. Thanks for posting the picture.

Good Luck on your future outings, especially with the kids.

Stay Safe
FatRap

[will]

Glad you got into some! it really is a different type of fishing then most are used to.

I've heard the splake really turn on just after ice out as well, but have never had the chance to test it.

[admin]

Awesome report and pic..
I love fishing for back lake splake, specks and lakers.
Unfortunately I don't get out for such adventures too often.

[racer222]

Great report and some beauty fish you have there!!