Lake Trout Ice Fishing Trip.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

If a person wanted to take an Ice Fishing trip for lake trout to northern minnesota, who would be a good guide service to contact to set up a trip?

[Mike Stark]

if your looking for something around ely, talk to Steve Foss. he is a good guy and an even better fisherman . He is a mod here at FM. Here is his email: [email protected]

there are a couple other folks that guide around here that are active on the board. if you post something in the BWCA/Ely or Vermilion board you will get lots of responses. that is if ely is where your looking at going. lots of good laker lakes in the area.

[KG243]

I second Steve as I will be doing a trip with him this winter also. He is a great guy and will not do you wrong, and his prices are good also. He took my wife and I out on a photo excursion and did a great job and we had a blast, you would not be dispointed!

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Thanks, I check it out. Any other guides/places to ice fish for lake trout.

[munchy71]

Talk to Jim Hudson at Hudson's On The spot Guide Service. He's just East of Duluth, in the Chequamegon Bay area of Wisconsin. There's nothing better than Lake superior lakers.

-Munchy

[harvey lee]

I have had a couple great trips to the Gunflint lake on the Gunflint Trail. One could call the Gunflint Lodge and I'm sure they could get you set up.

Great laker fishing and beautiful scenery also.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

How deep of water do you usually fish these bad boys in?

[munchy71]

How deep of water do you usually fish these bad boys in?

Depends on time of year. When we were up there they were in 260' of water. Leave the Marcum at home, and bring your deep water Vexilar.

-Munchy

[munchy71]

Talk to Jim Hudson at Hudson's On The spot Guide Service. He's just East of Duluth, in the Chequamegon Bay area of Wisconsin. There's nothing better than Lake superior lakers.

-Munchy

P.S. Jim is an FM'er, his handle is JKH431 (I think?). I believe he's holding a nice laker in his profile pic.....

-Munchy

[Mike Stark]

you can catch inland lakers as shallow as 10fow or as deep as 100fow. they are all over the place in the winter.

[JBMasterAngler]

Yep, definitely have to work different water columns. They could be deep or shallow, on the bottom or suspended.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

Look up "superbee" at Gateway North Outfitters. Lucas and Nikki are about an hour from I'Falls near Emo, Ontario. I've been up there a few times and it is a great trip with lots of fish, excellent service, and nice outpost cabins.

[magic_minnow]

My lucky # is 60fow. Although I caught my first ever lake in 30fow

[NoWiser]

I would also recommend checking out Superbee's operation, Gateway North Outfitters. No end to the lakes you can fish up in his area, and great fishing. 6-8 trout per day, per person, averaging 7 pounds (with a ligitimate chance of a 20 pounder) are not uncommon. Especially if you go earlier in the season. The downfall is you need a snowmobile to access most of the water, but the nice part is you probably won't see another fisherman the entire time. As for depth, I've caught them in 11 FOW to 100 FOW and everywhere in-between. I feel most confident if I'm between 30-60 feet.

[toughguy]

My lucky # is 60fow. Although I caught my first ever lake in 30fow

I start in 60 fow too. 60 fow along sharp drop offs is the best. Underwater islands or humps can be good too. They like to push baitfish up against ledges at fast speeds and grab them in the confusion of hitting the wall. Lakers are the most fun fish on the ice. Give it a shot. You won't regret it.