Late summer splake fishing, 2019 edition

[Nyarlathotep]

Went to one of the Madawaska/Whitney back lakes this past Saturday. The photos don’t really show it, but the wind was quite strong at times, making it an effort to oar the Sportspal and maintain a consistent troll. My fishing partner and I managed to catch 9 splake that had been stocked in 2018, ranging from 1 to 1 ¾ lbs, before we packed it in for the day. All fish were caught on either a 1/4oz hammered blue chrome Dardevle or a size 3 pattern 330 EGB, baited with bits of cut minnow, and trolled on leadcore with 2 colours let out (we estimate that we caught the fish at a depth of between 15 to 20 feet). We usually don’t catch splake this high up in the water column this time of year, but the lake’s surface water temperature (15°C according to the Humminbird) might have had something to do with it.

[scarkner]

Damn those look yummy! Good job getting on them!