LBDN Whitefish?

[Icefisher40]

Does anybody have any information on the whitefish in LBDN?  I was wanting to possibly go out and try and target them sometime.

[Elkmaster]

Caught a nice one last weekend fishing perch in 26' of water in north Terrance bay. Wasn't targeting them, but I would guess from the results that they are there. Next trip up I think I will focus on them a little more. I would recommend wiggles!

[Icefisher40]

Caught a nice one last weekend fishing perch in 26' of water in north Terrance bay. Wasn't targeting them, but I would guess from the results that they are there. Next trip up I think I will focus on them a little more. I would recommend wiggles!

Are there decent numbers of whities in the bay?

[Dooger]

Sounds like they're there for sure.  We tried it again this weekend with no luck.  We had a few spots picked out that locals helped us with, but all they ever say is that the whities on the bay are "fussy", "picky" or "a pain in the azz".  They're "not like the Sturgeon Bay/Door County whitefish".

We did mark fish and believe we mark quite a few while walleye fishing too.  I'm just not sure it's worth the trouble.  BBDN sounds to be a better bet.

[Icefisher40]

Sounds like they're there for sure.  We tried it again this weekend with no luck.  We had a few spots picked out that locals helped us with, but all they ever say is that the whities on the bay are "fussy", "picky" or "a pain in the azz".  They're "not like the Sturgeon Bay/Door County whitefish".

We did mark fish and believe we mark quite a few while walleye fishing too.  I'm just not sure it's worth the trouble.  BBDN sounds to be a better bet.

I know nothing of BBDN and wouldn't know where to try or anything.

[CrankYanker]

Just go "walleye" fishing and put a 2" shiner on a plain hook with a decent size split shot a foot up. Drop to the bottom and tighten your line. When rod moves you have a whitefish on. They will occasionally aggressively chase raps and when tipped with a minnow head is a pretty good combo. Caught quite a few without targeting them. I think all the shacks off sand point (esky) are setting in 70fow for them.

[fisheyefool]

the further south you go the better the whitefish fishing you will get into. that's all I target, im new this year to the area and am having trouble myself getting decent numbers of fish. i came up here last year and got 7 one day. they are probably one of the most frustrating fish. i use small flies that i tie for them. work really well.


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[Chris Raymond]

I fish LBdN once or twice a year (this year excepted so far) and have found the whities to prefer hyper active jigging for some reason.  The bigger and more aggressive the movement, the better the bite.  I will typically fish with jigging raps, pimps or castmasters all clean.  I've tried droppers with wire worm jigs, Green Bay Ratso rigs above pimps, and meat without much success.  I've heard guys still fishing with short leaders with barrell sinkers and minnows do well but haven't needed to use that approach myself. 

[Pil#7]

I agree with ya chris I've caught more whitey's fishing for walleyes off the terrace with jigging raps tipped then actually focusing on them with single eggs or waxies

[fisheyefool]

anyone ever limit on the bay? I moved up here to fish for whitefish and im getting two or three everytime out, not what I hoped for.

[Mtuyooper]

2-3 a day is about what I see. Not for lack of trying or fish, I mark many many fish but they just don't seem interested.

I knew one guy who did well and he would use different color eggs. I tried it and didn't have much luck. It's always been minnows for me.

They've been very interested in my jigging rap lately but they won't touch it.