Lake whitefish

It was a brisk 24 degrees this morning on the lake and the 20mph winds didn’t help to keep me warm. Once again I was faced with an east wind which is by far the most difficult wind to fish for these lakers in. I knew the bite was going to be hard, but what I didn’t expect was to run into a new species, my first ever Lake Whitefish. Two of them in fact! The only lake trout of the day bit my swimbait the cast before I landed my first whitefish. Along with the tough conditions, it snowed all morning and the jetty was quite icy. I think I may have overreached with my goal of 100 lake trout, and missing a week of prime fishing didn’t help. Thankfully, I should have a few more days of laker fishing as long as I can stick out the weather.

17" whitefish caught jigging.

Small catch of the day ... #catchking

Well, I went out fishing. Tried jigging and hooked into a Lake Trout, but he spit the hook! I was so upset. But then, trolling back, i hooked into this Whitefish. I thought I snagged bottom, but it turned out I hooked this guy. My first one.

Poisson blanc i think in french is coregone 🩵🐟