Big Lake Trout in Horse Lake and Learning how to Jig for Them

We caught some big lake trout in Horse Lake while learning how to jig for them. Time for a bigger net. Here's our video:

https://youtu.be/53MKf66rrBo

great fun! What's the deal with the tags?

Awesome vid, the kids will remember that forever and you will too. Love your videos.

Love the video Ben!
Those memories will one day be "the good old days"

Nice to see the boys get so much excitement and enjoyment from hooking up with those lakers.

How did you find the condition of them in Horse Lake? To me it seems lakers have a tendency to be soft fleshed and don't eat well fresh. That may be because of location though?

Did you keep any for smoking?

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Originally Posted by boilerroom

great fun! What's the deal with the tags?

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The tags are part of a scientific study and an angler incentive to make some money while fishing. You can cut the tags from the lake trout if releasing as well. We ended up getting a $110 check in the mail from one of our lake trout.

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Originally Posted by weatherby_man

Awesome vid, the kids will remember that forever and you will too. Love your videos.

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It's definitely going to be a day to remember. I'm glad I got it on video. Thanks for your support on our videos. I'm glad you like them.

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Originally Posted by jan.wi97

Love the video Ben!
Those memories will one day be "the good old days"

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Thanks. I'm looking forward to watching this video 5, 10 and 15 years from now.

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Originally Posted by Knute

Nice to see the boys get so much excitement and enjoyment from hooking up with those lakers.

How did you find the condition of them in Horse Lake? To me it seems lakers have a tendency to be soft fleshed and don't eat well fresh. That may be because of location though?

Did you keep any for smoking?

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We did not keep any this trip. I'm planning on keeping some smaller ones next year to try a fish fry and smoking.

Great video loved seeing the kids getting super excited.