Been thinking about taking the yak up this weekend. If I were to troll, what type of lures would you recommend? spoons - but smaller than I would for steelhead in the fall? Crank baits? Spinners? Should I keep the offerings small or should I go a little bit bigger?
This all depends on weather of course. Don't want to get swamped or frozen or both!
May just come up and throw a few baits from shore too.
I would focus on trolling body baits. Jointed rapalas in J-9 or J-11 are my go-to baits, and thin fins. Orange with black squiggle for the thin fins, and orange or black/gold for the jointed raps.
Shad raps, flicker shads, and similar baits also work well. I like bright colors like firetiger, or chrome/blue. If you are trolling 2 rods for the yak, I'd put one lure near the bottom and have another 4-6 feet down, to figure out what the fish like.
Slower is generally better, it's easy to paddle too fast!
