Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Fishing: The Complete Troller's Guide Book

Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Fishing: The Complete Troller's Guide Book

Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Fishing is designed to help you become the fisherman you are capable of being. It is filled with a wealth of knowledge and experience, previously unavailable in any single source. We strategically developed this book to be the stepping stone fishermen need to take their angling to the next level.

"What you'll find here is a logical, no-nonsense approach to the gear and tactics that are unique to our vast freshwater seas. Dan and Chip reveal lots of the "little things" that they've learned from decades of chasing our Big Water salmon and trout! I think that beginners and seasoned veterans will be glad to have this book." - Dave Mull, Editor, Great Lakes Angler Magazine

• Learn how to run downriggers, Dipsy Divers, wire line, lead core, super lines and side planers.
• Learn how to pick lures!
• Learn how to target king and coho salmon, steelhead, brown and lake trout!
• Learn how to set up your boat!
• Learn how to locate and catch fish spring, summer and fall!
• Learn how to choose and rig rods and reels for all applications!

THE MOST CURRENT, UP TO DATE BOOK ON GREAT LAKES SALMON & TROUT FISHING IN OVER A DECADE!

Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Fishing: The Complete Troller's Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction A Brief History of The Great Lakes

Chapter 1: Species Analysis

• Success begins with understanding the behavior of your target
• King (Chinook) Salmon
• Coho (Silver) Salmon
• Steelhead (Rainbow) Trout
• Lake Trout
• Brown Trout
• Other Species

Chapter 2: Great Lakes Tackle

• Everything you wanted to know about today's salmon and trout tackle
• Boat Set Up: Setting Up the Perfect Fishing Platform
• Rods, Reels and Other Necessities
• Electronics: Do You Really Need a Degree in Technology?

Chapter 3: Great Lakes Lure Selection

• How to enter a tackle store in the twenty first century without losing your mind
• Spoons
• Crankbaits
• Attractors: Do You Really Need Them?
• Dodgers, Flashers and Flies: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know and More
• The Group (Trolling) Dynamic: How to Build an Irresistible Lure Spread

Chapter 4: Down And Out On The Great Lakes

• Reaching the strike zone
• Fishing with Downriggers
• Everything You Can Imagine About Using Dipsy Divers
• Wire Line The Least Understood Delivery Device
• Get the Lead Out: Fishing Lead Core
• Reaching Out With Planer Boards

Chapter 5: Putting It All Together

• How to find and catch fish all season long
• Spring Fishing
• Shallow Water Techniques
• Offshore Action Deep Water, It's Better Than You Think
• Go Long For Great Mixed Bag Action
• The Summer Transition
• Summer Fishing on The Great Lakes = Big Fish Time
• Locating Summer Salmon and Trout
• Summer Techniques
• Here They Come The Offshore Staging Process
• Fall Fishing Techniques for The Great Lakes
• Locating and Catching Autumn Salmon in Shallow Water
• Deep Water Fall Action

Whether you are a beginner or expert Greats Lakes Salmon or Trout Fisherman, there is so much information in this book that everyone will learn something.