Even at optimum temperature levels, all alpine lakes are going to turn off from time to time. If you fish a lake for a few dawn or dusk hours then you are going to want to move if you are not seeing or catching any feeding fish. Since trout tend to cruise lakes in search of food, you should not need to cover an entire bank in order to find them as you would when it comes to a stream. Instead, you should be fishing inlet streams and outlet streams as well as points where trout are concentrated.

Areas that are near the shore that are less than twenty feet in depth are going to hold a great deal of the food in most of these lakes. Without having a depth finder that will pinpoint the depth of the trout, even trollers should be able to fish close to the steep banks or at least far enough out from the shallow banks that their lures are not going to snag very often. These inshore areas are also going to suit bait fishing and fly fishing as well.

Trout activity is going to depend on the water temperature in a big way. If the water is too cold, then the trout are going to become sluggish and are not going to feed as often. If it becomes too hot, then they are going to go deeper in search of cooler water. Make sure that you check surface waters and that you use a thermometer in order to find the depth and the area where the water is going to best suit the trout. It is useful for you to realize that the summer waters are going to be cooler by approximately 1 degree Fahrenheit for every 1.5 feet below the water's surface.

You should use maps in order to find the lakes that are going to offer prime fishing conditions. Small or shallow lakes are going to cool and warm much faster in comparison to larger or deeper lakes. Higher elevation lakes are going to peak as well as decline much later in the spring and much earlier in the fall in comparison to lower elevation lakes. You should always make sure that you are checking the temperatures and moving to find the right area where the fish are feeding.

With this particular approach, most lakes are going to be fished easily on most days. You should settle down with your bait or your lures near the inlet streams in the summer and on the northern side points during the spring and the fall. You should always make sure to keep an eye out for action on the surface when you may need a fly and a bubble. With lures, you should be casting out at 10 degree intervals in order to create a fan shape. If you do not get a hit after a complete fan, then count to five before reeling in each cast while making another casting fan. Repeat this, adding an additional five to your count every time your fan of coverage is created until you have either hit the bottom or hooked a fish. When you do manage to hook a fish, you are going to know how far to count to reach the same depth again.

Do not forget that big trout tend to be much more solitary in lakes, unlike smaller fish which tend to school near inlets and springs. If you want trout in a bragging size, then you should be prepared to wait a bit by casting a big rainbow finish plug or a large spoon and camping out until you find what you're looking for. To reach easy limits worth of hatchery trout, try spoons only an hour or two following stocking once the trout have recovered from their tranquilizer. Toss some gravel in to make them think it's feeding time and they'll bite in no time at all.

Photo Credits: helti

Originally posted 2009-09-21 03:49:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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