Lures for the North slope?
Contributors to this thread:Caribou
From: razorsharp
14-Jul-15
I'm taking a collapsible spinning rod and reel on my Bou hunt. What lures work best for the fish in that area?
From: Charlie Rehor
14-Jul-15
Grayling will hit any Mepps Spiners and bring some different size dare Devils!! Oh boy you are in for a treat! Enjoy! C
From: razorsharp
14-Jul-15
So rooster tails, road runners and beetle spins will probably work too?
From: Matt Quick
14-Jul-15
I'm sure all those could work. I've had great luck with the size 0 mepps and the smallest size Panther Martin spinners
From: FullCryHounds
15-Jul-15
Any spinner works well. I fly up to the Wolik River each year, it's outstanding for Char.
From: pav
15-Jul-15
We were dropped on a North Slope lake in 2012. Small spoons did the trick for small lake trout.
From: pav
15-Jul-15
...and bigger lake trout.
From: pav
15-Jul-15
Oops...
From: pav
15-Jul-15
Let's try this again.
...and bigger lake trout.
From: razorsharp
15-Jul-15
Nice! Any lakes or steams there have hook or catch and release restrictions?
From: Sage Buffalo
15-Jul-15
Check the regs as it changes and you don't want to get caught on bad info.
From: razorsharp
15-Jul-15
good point
From: Cazador
15-Jul-15
If spinners are key, Panther Martin are king. Best spinner out there. Nothing worse than that first cast into a hole and the mepps or rooster tail fails to spin.
From: Nick Muche
15-Jul-15
Was that lake known for Lakers or was it just a random lake and you gave it a shot?
From: pav
16-Jul-15
Nick,
We were flying in with fishing gear regardless, but the pilot told us there were some nice lake trout in there. The destination was not planned in advance. We were just dropped in front of the caribou.
From: Will
27-Jul-15
I made the mistake of taking bigger lures than I needed. Luckily Rory loaned me a lure or two and I caught some trout.
Smaller is better
From: Matt Quick
28-Jul-15
Cazador has a point. Nothing worse than a spinner that won't spin. Rooster tails are notorious for that. I've never had a problem with the mepps'
From: Killbuck
16-Aug-15
Probably more Pixie spoons sold up there than anything else for salmon. Mepps for Grayling and dollies.
