Irvine Lake Trout

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by garcia0425

Any advise you could provide for trolling for trout. This weekend should be my first time trolling for trout off my kayak. I've been told the further your line is out the deeper your bait will lay in the water. How far behind your kayak were you trolling the mira shad? I'm guessing you paddle at a very slow pace?

If heard trolling a crappie jig is also a good lure for trout. How would you troll a jig (is the weight of the weighted hook sufficient to get the jig deep enough as you troll)?

Experiment on how far to let your line back, I would start about 50 ft behind the yak and then drop it back every so often. Don't get too ridiculously far behind the yak, some one will definitely run over your stuff. Be aware what other people are doing so you don't run over their stuff also.

As far as speed I like to keep it around 1.5 to 2 knots for the mira shad and the other crankbaits or rapalas and such. If you want to fish deep I would consider using leadcore, I use it and when I'm metering the fish deep, it works pretty well when the fish just aren't biting the surface lures. I might be back out there sometime this weekend probably friday or saturday.

Good Luck!

[garcia0425]

I really appreciate the tips, thank you.

I also read that it's good to kayak in an "S" motion rather than a straight line, to aid with the movement of your lure. Once I hook up on that first trout I'll know I'm doing something right. I'm thinking of heading to Lake Murray or Miramar tomorrow to test it out. Thanks again.

I may find myself at Irvine too on Saturday.

[cabojohn]

I'll bite. First off Irvine Lake does a super job stocking the lake with feesh. Its a little pricey but worth the coin.
There is no one single "hot spot" for fishing ...you can find fish all over the lake!
I can't stand soaking bait so 99% of the fish I get are on the slow troll.
You do NOT need electronics for da vine.
Go for a paddle and enjoy the views of nature instead of your monitor. Keep it simple and you will enjoy your time on the water that much more.

As far as lures for Da Vine...I don't take much...but I almost always have out a Rapala cd-3 or cd-5 out in fire tiger flavor/color.
Also I use Panther Martins on the slow troll. (color is not important) These are are deadly along with Thomas Boyants.
*The most important detail IMHO is lure speed. Once you get this dialed you should be whacking fish. (1.2-1.6mph range works best for me)
I also use 6# mono line.

If yer into soaking bait...I have no advice.

One last thing...the bait shop has awesome breakfast burritos and the burgers are purdy tasty.
*BRING ENOUGH CERVEZA...beer is bucks up at the bait shop. ha

Good luck
I will probably fish the lake on Sunday.

[Deuce]

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