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Thanks guys I’ve got some options to try. Do the bows typically cruise the deeper edges with the lakers or stay up shallower?
Anywhere in the water column, but especially during low light conditions trout and salmon often cruise right under the ice. I set baits down around 2' under the ice in the morning. Because they are up close to the surface, cut your holes first and try to keep things quiet after that. You are literally walking on them, noise spooks them. Small hooks, light leaders, etc. all help with trout and salmon.
I've noticed with trout/salmon there tends to be a lot of bite windows to, you'll wait and wait with no action, then all kinds of action for about a half hour, then back to waiting for awhile. I've also noticed some days worms seem to work better than minnows
To back up what some of the other posts are saying about trout: A few years ago, when we actually had ice on Lake George, I was tip-up fishing for pike. At sunset, my tip-up that was set for three feet under the ice, with a hole cover, went off. 40" Laker! Boy, was that a fun fight! Now, if we can only get some more good ice on that lake...