Author Topic: Beer Can Lake (Anchorage) + Leech Jig= nice char! (Read 6640 times)

jkw · « **on:** Jan 20, 2009, 09:03 PM »

finally got time to do some fishing....the effort paid off....this guy was sittin inside (yes its sad) a microwave oven! wouldnt get excited over anything we offered but kept watchin a certain hole to the back of us against the dock....like he was waitin for a meal....we watched him on the fish cam...finally i say hey ill try my trusty leech jig, which normally is too bigabait for this little lake....the hole he was under was about 8 feet away from our shelter, but everytime my buddy would go near it he would spook off away from the sound of him walkin ...water depth is only 4-5 feet under the ice...so what i did is gonna be hard to believe, but it worked.....that big char would come back to his microwave oven and wait there after he got over bein spooked.....so i opened the window on the shelter and casted my leech jig toward the dock hole...perfect cast...as i let it sink slowly, i was watchin the camera and as soon as he saw that lure he rushed and nailed it! fought like a champ...im proud to say this fish was released immediately after two quick photos....

frydaddy · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 20, 2009, 10:19 PM »

Good Job JKW.

Kewl story, and thanks for sharing. Sounds to me, that if you could locate a couple submerged freezers, you might find a state record.

Webbicefisher · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 21, 2009, 01:15 AM »

you guys's chars are so similar looking to our brook trout here in Maine. Just char are much longer! great catch!

Barleydog · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 21, 2009, 04:31 AM »

Great tactic jkw! Love the story... Nice fish too!!

Webice, These char would eat a eastern brookie! I still love the brookies spawning colors a tad more than the char. One of the most beautiful fish I'd ever caught was a brook trout in Labrador in late August on fly while it was snowing out. Stuck in my memory bank for ever.

Tinman · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 21, 2009, 12:24 PM »

I've tried char on the grill, in the oven, and even smoked but I've never had one from the microwave. Great fishin story!

Webbicefisher · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 21, 2009, 01:05 PM »

Oh I am sure!! I would love to go to labrador to catch those giant brookies. I have read so many stories of endless rivers and lakes where 5 lbs brookies roam. It is ok ill deal with my 2-5 lbs here for now till i get the oppurtunity, they stil taste amazing!

ChuckD · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 21, 2009, 03:40 PM »

Good Lookin' fish!
I'm glad it's finally cooling down again to get back out this weekend.

jkw · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 21, 2009, 05:25 PM »

thanks for the comments guys, glad everyone likes the story as much the fish! certainly an unique situation to me...gotta love them leech jigs

fishbum · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 22, 2009, 08:48 PM »

yep I have to agree that's a pretty amazing story. Good show. Can't wait to meet you this weekend. peace out

Dirtofak · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 22, 2009, 10:43 PM »

jkw,
Great fish! I did not think there were any that nice in that lake. You must have pretty decent fish sense.

Mike

A pic of the jig would be nice.

jkw · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 23, 2009, 12:40 AM »

ill get a pic of the jig real soon, fishbum im plannin on goin to lake louise tomorow for the weekend but i may change my mind if i cant find someone to ride up with me and split the costs....if not ill probly head to good ol big lake and search you guys out....look for the silver 1/2 ton chevy with the 700 rmk sled in the bed...ill have my red quickfish 6

jkw · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 23, 2009, 12:56 PM »

ok so heres the jig...its about 3 inches long...they come with just a single jig/hook....2 diff head colors...what i did was cut a slit in the tail and attach a 2 inch trailer/stinger treble thru the back end...hooks em every time, never miss a fish...you can pick both of these up at B&J's, the stinger hooks ive only seen at sportsmans once and never the leech jig there

akjw7 · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 23, 2009, 03:22 PM »

great looking little rig, thanks for sharing

If a had leader making materials he should be able to make those stingers up pretty easily. I rigged up a few quickstrikes a couple years ago and they seemed to hold up as well as the commercial units.

jkw · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 23, 2009, 03:49 PM »

yea theyd be great for driftin roe or other bait on the rivers, as well as extra security for trollin salmon

taxi1 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 24, 2009, 05:40 PM »

Quote from: Webbicefisher on Jan 21, 2009, 01:05 PM

Oh I am sure!! I would love to go to labrador to catch those giant brookies. I have read so many stories of endless rivers and lakes where 5 lbs brookies roam. It is ok ill deal with my 2-5 lbs here for now till i get the oppurtunity, they stil taste amazing!

I heard it's pricey up there anymore. In the best waters mostly for the rich and famous.

Barleydog · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 25, 2009, 01:39 PM »

Not true Taxidermist! You can DIY your trip and save some bucks... I fished close to Labrador City with the boat and motor, then took the train across country for some real remote fishing! Lots of big lakers, thick with nice pike, and IF YOU SEARCH you'll find the brookies in lake inlets and feeder streams that are wild and large! Not to mention that you can find some Atl. salmon (they call Ouwanchees sp?) on the bigger rivers. The people up there are fantastic! Friendly and very open with information.

Didn't mean to hijack the thread jkw! I use a similar hookup with a 3" green smelt immitation berkley gulp! The head must be a Northland jig too?

jkw · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 26, 2009, 12:45 AM »

yes northland is right....

Dirtofak · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 26, 2010, 10:07 PM »

Jake,
Warning, your neighbor is a total no fishin, slacker.....
Mike

jkw · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 27, 2010, 01:32 PM »

whos that? i dont really know any of my neighbors.

Dirtofak · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 05, 2010, 12:39 AM »

Quote from: jkw on Feb 27, 2010, 01:32 PM

whos that? i dont really know any of my neighbors.

I showed him this thread... he said you were his neighbor. Maybe he is confused....again

akdube · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 05, 2010, 11:37 AM »

Quote from: taxi1 on Jan 24, 2009, 05:40 PM

I heard it's pricey up there anymore. In the best waters mostly for the rich and famous.

It is pricey up there now we used to go every year when I lived in Maine. You noe have to hire a guide to take you out. Gramps went one year when you needed one and he paid 100 bucks a day per person to have this guide point him where to go. The limit is something like 20 per day in possesion. Legally you could go catch 20 take them back to camp and head out fishing again as they were no longer in your possesion. screwy regs but there are lots of trout there. Biggest I ever got was a 6+ lber is on gramps wall to this day.

jkw · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 05, 2010, 03:59 PM »

hm....i no longer live in wasilla....i moved back to anchorage awhile back....

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Author Topic: Beer Can Lake (Anchorage) + Leech Jig= nice char! (Read 6640 times)