Dad and I have only tried this a few times (so it is hardly good science) while lake trout fishing in some Algonquin Park lakes. When we were looking for starting spots to fish on an unfamiliar lake we would target spots, usually rock faces that entered the water, that still had ice sheets from spring run off. For some reason, these areas would net some nice trout.
It could have been co-incidence, but it sure seemed like we were successful while others in our party were not. If true, it could be for a few reasons:
- The surface water temperature was colder as ice melted down the rock face and into the water
- ‘Biologics’ - Perhaps there were organisms falling into the lake (from the ice) that baitfish fed on
- The rockface itself usually meant a deeper section of water and it may have had nothing to with the ice
Fact or Not. It seemed to work. If you are looking for a place to start on a cold northern lake fish this spring. Look for ice sheets on rock faces.
Anyone else have a similar experience or thoughts? Comment below.
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May 17th, 2007 at 8:21 am
I’ve never run into that particular situation, though if I’m hiking or skiing near a river in winter, I’ll look for places along the bank that haven’t frozen, since those indicate spring areas which will attract trout during the hottest parts of summer.
May 17th, 2007 at 9:56 am
Thanks for your comment. I agree my ‘tip’ is far from science-it just seemed to be the case with some good results.
Your tip makes sense!