The author holds a Lake Superior lake trout, caught while jigging a heavy lure tipped with smelt. / Joe Shead A mackinaw angler, someone who fishes for mackinaw trout, also known as lake trout or ...

I've had lake trout follow a bait vertically for 30 ... If fish come in but refuse to bite, change colors, lure sizes or even jigging cadence. When all else fails, move to more active fish that ...