I would go with a longer leader Arctic Lake
I would go with a longer leader Arctic Lake
I grew up fishing Loon Lake, though we were at the other end staying at White Moose Resort and we'd go up in early June and again around Thanksgiving.
We primarily trolled with flies. A type 3 full sink and a small gold bead pheasant tail nymph was our go to, though Doc Spratelys did well at times. A pregnant shrimp pattern could be dynamite at the right time as the trout in that lake feed heavily on scuds/shrimp.
For gear, we would put an inline torpedo weight above a swivel, then a 3 or 4 foot leader to a flatfish in either black speckled, skunk or frog pattern.
Follow the shoreline, right along the drop offs. A sounder is a huge help. Go deeper when the water is warm in summer.
We used lead line a couple times and it never produced well for us. Flies outfished gear 3:1 for us, and monofilament with the torpedo weight/flatfish combo outfished leadline at least 2:1. We gave up on willow leaf style flashers within a season or two of learning to fish, so we only spent one season with them on Loon. I don't even have them in my boxes anymore.
Last edited by FlyingHigh; 08-11-2022 at 07:41 AM.
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just out of hospital missed the start of this..warm water lowers o2 fish prefer thermocline depth = high o2 dissolved..so hot water sends them away from shallow shore life to deeper cool water..HOWEVER to feed they will head to shallower water late in the afternoon..evening..low light and lower temp..the drop of shore ward is the food zone..fishing zone..
this hot weather a must...try Brian Chans ruby eye leech..no trout will turn down a leech.ever
also gammarius shrimp...and spratleys who represent all sorts of food prey items..
cheers
Srupp