Three Lake trout. Three completely different methods. Three lessons I had to learn the hard way.In this episode, I walk you through three real fishing stories from Colorado's mountain lakes — one fish on a tube jig, one on a whole sucker, and one trolling. For each method, I break down exactly what I did, what worked, what didn't, and what you need to do differently so you skip the learning curve I went through.By the end, you'll have a solid game plan for all three styles of trout fishing — regardless of what gear you're running or how much time you have on the water.

What you'll learn:

-How to rig and use a tube jig for trout — what line, what size and weight and how to jig it

-Why a whole sucker can work but needs extra precautions

-Trolling basics for mountain lakes — speed, depth, and gear selection

The mistakes I made learning each method so you don't have to repeat them

Whether you're hitting a mountain lake for the first time or you've been fishing for years and hitting a wall, this episode is built to put more fish in your net.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

1:22 Learning to Catch Lake Trout was Frustrating

1:55 Vertical Jigging for Lake Trout

10:35 The Controversy of Fishing Whole Suckers

12:00 How to Fish For Lake Trout With Whole Suckers

19:10 Trolling Shallow For Lake Trout