Unbelievable Spring Fishing Part 1 | Catching Shallow Water Lake Trout on Opening Weekend! 

100% luck! Actually didn’t notice when it happened-realized it when I first reviewed the footage! We saw him swimming around in the shallows after, but had no idea he swam right in front of the camera

They are a tricky species, for sure. It is always a good time when they’re cruising the shallows when the water is cool at the surface.

Thanks!!

It can’t come soon enough! Can’t wait to dip a paddle in the water again

Do it!!!

The countdown begins!

Thank you! It's close enough to start counting the days! 32 days until my first BW permit!

Happy to oblige! It is a fantastic route! I’ll be in the woods for fishing opener again but might catch you on your way in. That early in the season I always look for the warmest water on the lake-south facing shorelines, shallower bays/areas, moving water, etc. Most of my May trips are a jig and minnow bite, which seems to be successful when the water is still cold. Trolling crankbaits at dark along shallow (6-12’) shoreline breaks is almost always productive, too

Thanks for watching, Bubbles! I'm a huge fan of Trailer Park Boys, I love the profile pic. I've never fished Knife in June, but I am guessing the water will still be quite cold. I would look for the warmest water on the lake, just like we did this trip. Sunny shorelines, inlets/outlets with moving water, etc. Right around that time I start to troll crankbaits in the evening for big walleyes. If you can find leeches, I would bring a couple of dozen depending on group size, walleyes love leeches (or minnows if you're willing to haul them in). Likely, they will be hanging out relatively shallow still. I would start in 10-15' of water and work deeper if you aren't finding them. Keep looking...if a spot isn't producing, move on. Keep working until you find them and once you do, post up on the spot, there will always be more.

Thank you! I just watched your new launch and loved it, too. Your camera work is great - I could learn a lesson or two from your content - I just subscribed! I've only fished the Carp once, late fall 2019, but the fishing was fantastic. A true grand slam lake, with trophy fish of all four major species. The water was super cold when we went, so the fish were pretty shallow. I don't remember specific trends other than 1/4oz green jig with a 5" zman shad was my best bait - bounced off shallow structure, followed by trolling rapalas in the 20-30' range. I would assume Carp has a good population of ciscos, so I would try to imitate white/glow/chartreuse/purple/blue colors to start.

@@therealfarwater really appreciate it and thanks for the sub! I really enjoy your content and you catch some nice fish! I appreciate the tips on Carp. I will be there early June so it may just be a trolling pass for me on my way to Quetico but I always like to take a swing! Thanks again!

@@SoloSchmitty thanks! Have fun on your trip.

Thank you!!! I appreciate the support!!

We’ve got a lot of ice to melt!

There is always ice fishing 😉 There is no closed season for me anymore. Only question is what am I targetting and how I am trying to catch them.

You’ll see in the next two videos that we had most of our success on the jig and sucker minnow bite. We spent a lot of time casting from shore and trolling crankbaits and spoons with mixed success. When the water is that cold nothing beats a jig and minnow slowly jigged across bottom or along rock ledges and drop offs

Thank YOU for watching! I get that question all the time, so I made a video explaining my setup. Here's the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_e5RpiVbqQo.html

@@therealfarwater Thanks again man!

Let's hope so. I was out yesterday chasing crappies and there is still 27" of ice and another 1-2 of snow on top...its going to be a while, even with this warm weather coming

@@therealfarwater ice fishing is far from over. Hitting Rainy River day after tomorrow but I'll get out ice fishing a couple more times likely after that.

@@differentfins have fun and be safe!

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@@therealfarwater awesome thanks.

Yup! Tough species to catch from shore-early spring is generally the only time it’s possible with the super cold water