Ideal Conditions.

[WasteManagement]

Was hoping to get up north one or two more times this year. I fish stocked lakes. What are ideal conditions this time of year. I will make it a day trip. I do not mind driving if i have a decent chance to catch fish. Do i want a sunny calm day, windy sunny, cloudy calm, cloudy windy...? What about temp in there. Cold sunny windy...?

From reading it sounds like trout are a lot like walleye. Like wind. Can be caught but need to be found on cold days. I also read they like to cruise when it gets a lil warmer, fall warm, not hot.

So would a parlty cloudy. Very light wind and a 45 morning to a 60 day temp be what i should be shooting for? If there is a weather man out there can get close and give me time in advance to be "sick."

[reinhard1]

if you got the time just go. high pressure is about the only downside. bring cloths for all conditions and especialy warm stuff. i would use nightcrawlers with air and a slip sinker [lindy rig]. small spoons and spinners. fall is a good time to go. i go 190 miles one way also for a day. when your there it is what it is. enjoy the day. good luck.

[WasteManagement]

Wonder if we go to the same lake.

[reinhard1]

well if i was going to go up north[north being north of duluth] for trout i would be going to the finland isabella area and i would be fishing hogback,cliff, and divide, for rainbows and splake. north of the cities i would be going to grindstone lake near sandstone. of course using the baits i described above. good luck. forgot about goldeneye for brookies. they would have awesome colors right now and shallow. i have cought them in two feet of water this time of the year.

[WasteManagement]

if i go 35 i hit corona, terrilbe luck but i have family close. Or i go to loon or taylor, better luck no family. If i go and stay up north, more family, i'll hit nickel, kremer or lucky. Only started last year so still a looking and learning.

[reinhard1]

good times just different areas for us. i'm originaly from duluth and love the arrowhead area. i have fished kremer quite a bit. my family camped on northstar lake before they took out the big pines and after. clubhouse lake was another favorite campground. good luck.