Fishing for the Right Spot
Trophy-Sized Trout
Brown Trout | Bighorn River, MT
Angle of Attack: Fly Fishing
Tackle Box: Dry (dark, sizes 16-22), streamer, and wet flies to simulate local prey
Might be a lunker if…It’s over 10 pounds and/or 27 inches
Local Limit: 5 daily and in possession (for the river)
Scale-Tipping Salmon
Chinook Salmon | Lake Oahe, SD
Angle of Attack: Back trolling with plugs
Tackle Box: Fish plug, with sardine or herring as wrapped bait
Might be a lunker if…It’s over 20 pounds and/or 36 inches
Local Limit: 5 daily, 10 in possession
Walleyed Wonders
Walleye | Duluth, MN
Angle of Attack: Jigging with live bait
Tackle Box: 1/8 oz. Fire-ball style jigs + shiners, 4–6 inches
Might be a lunker if… It’s over 8 pounds and/or 28 inches
Local Limit: 6 total (not more than one walleye over 20 inches)
Monster Muskies
Muskellunge | Green Bay, WI
Angle of Attack: Trolling in a figure 8 at 10–15 feet
Tackle Box: #5 Bucktails and soft plastics
Might be a lunker if…It’s over 26 pounds and/or 46 inches
Local Limit: 1 daily and in possession
Not-So-Smallmouths
Smallmouth Bass | Saint. Lawrence River, NY
Angle of Attack: Dropshot
Tackle Box: Tube jigs, soft plastics (worm, stick bait, minnow)
Might be a lunker if… It’s over 5 pounds and/or 20 inches
Local Limit: Catch and release only
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