Arctic Char Tackle

LURES

Pixie: One-ounce spoons in red, pink, orange or chartreuse are highly recommended. The Pixie spoon has been the most popular.

White Jig: 3/4- to one-ounce white rubber-tailed or polar bear hair jigs have provided plenty of great Arctic Char action.

EQUIPMENT

Rod: There are a couple of choices here for fishing for large lake trout on these lakes. The first is to use a heavy flipping stick or light musky rod in the 6.5-7 foot range with 20-30lb mono filament. This leaves the ‘give’ in the rod but you will need to be very responsive on the reel due to the lack of give in the rod. The other option is a longer, slightly softer rod with braided line putting the ‘give’ in the rod and putting more control in the hands of the angler.

Reel: Depending on your decision on the rod and line, a spinning or baitcasting reel that will accommodate 100 meters of the line you choose and be mechanically sound enough to support the pound test.

Line: 100 meters of braided 50-10 pound test or 20-30 pound test monofilament according to rod selection above.

FLY FISHING

Rod: eight- or nine-weight

Line: floating and high-density sink-tip

Flies: sized 2 to 6 Mickey Finns, Black-nosed Daces, Wooly Buggers, Rabbit Strip leeches, Muddler Minnows, Zonkers and Green Ghosts in black, red, yellow, orange or purple.