What is a good lure for lake trout or river coho salmon?
Lake Trout like small lures. Use #1 or #0 Mepps or Blue Foxes. The absolute best lure for Lake Trout is the Sutton Silver Spoon. Try to find a 2 inch weightless. Your local bait store will have to order them for you. It’s very rare to see them on the shelf Here is some information off the net about the coho. Generally, however, in the summer and early fall, these fish are scattered in the deeper waters of the lake. They are taken almost exclusively by trolling. Since they are rarely near the surface when far from shore, they are not usually caught with planer boards or on flat lines. These fish do not generally school during the summer and early fall. In the late fall, these fish begin to school off the mouths of the streams as they prepare for their spawning runs, and they can be caught just off shore. The salmon school first, usually beginning in mid to late August. The winter run steelhead typically begin to school in mid to late September. Since salmon and steelhead are usually hol
