Stocked Char

[yukonman]

Hey fellas (and ladies). . .
   wondering if you guys had any suggestions for char fishing around this time of year. I'm in Whitehorse, and there's a great stock of them that barely ever gets fished nearby. I haven't fished for them before, and was just going to try old standbys like swedish pimples and jig heads tipped with bait. Any other suggestions?

yukonman

[fishermanjake]

try orange if you use a swedish pimple...i use a double orange mepps scyclops...tip it with a little bait, then find some char

[Barleydog]

Yukonman,
Those stocked char can be aggressive.  I like to use hand made jigs that I order and paint from Cabelas.  They are very similar to Swedish Pimples, but you can paint them different colors.  I had found that glo, orange, and flour.green work the best.  Northland Baits puts out a couple jigs like the eye-dropper and the forage minnow fry that work well.  Any bait walking jig works well as long as it's tipped with bait.
I like to use uncooked shrimp pieces, wax worms (found at the local pet shops), and strips of herring 3/4" long skin side out.  Good luck!  Post some photos of your outing, love to see them...Barleydog