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I am interested in learning now to catch lake herring, also called cisco or tullibee, on Lake Superior. Can you recommended any lures, jigs, spoons, or baits to use. Thanks.
How small of a tube jig do you use? Thanks for the info.
I just use really small jigs and spoons like perch fishing (teardrops, forage minnows, etc), most tipped with a small piece of minnow or gulp maggots, or even small tube jigs without bait. I am actually going this weekend for some............need them for big pike and lake trout for the next couple months of last ice. 8)
When I used to fish Lake Simcoe and Nipi$$ing in Ontario we would use a sensitive balance tipup with a single splitshot #12 or #14 Eagle Claw style 42 hook and small shiner minnow. This works for herring, ciscoes and smelt.Here is the type of tipup we would use.(Image removed from quote.)
I tied on some Fireline and suspect the fish to be line shy since I could not get much more than the lightes nibble on it compared to the last time fishing with mono lines...