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Coregonus clupeaformis
How to catch Lake whitefish
Lake whitefish feed in 34–60°F water and bite best at 40–52°F. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows them in 3 waters.
15 pts · trophy at 22"Feeds 34–60°FBest 40–52°FIn season nowLakeFishing pier
About
The silver, small-mouthed whitefish of the Great Lakes — the commercial fish of the upper lakes for two centuries and an ice-fishing favorite on Green Bay, Bays de Noc and Chequamegon Bay. Smoked, the best fish on the lakes.
How to fish it
Jig a small spoon tipped with a wax worm just off the bottom through the ice; they nip, so a light rod and a sharp eye.
What it eats
small jigging spoonswax worms on a teardropsalmon eggs
Live bait for it
Wax wormsOne or two on a tiny ice jig or a #10 hook for bluegill, perch and crappie, under the ice or a float.
Minnows (fatheads, shiners)Hooked lightly through the lips or behind the dorsal on a #6 to #2 hook under a slip bobber for crappie, perch and walleye; a big golden shiner on a 2/0 to 4/0 for largemouth, pike and stripers.
What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader10–20 lb fluorocarbon
Hook#2–3/0
Jig head1/8–1/2 oz
Braid10–30 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereRules differ by state — check Michigan DNR or Wisconsin DNR before you keep one.
The current rule →Where it is, month by month
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