Big Sand Lake Lodge

Recommended Tackle & Gear

Gear Northern Pike Lake Trout Walleye Arctic Grayling
Rods Med-Med/Heavy Spinning Med-Med/Heavy Spinning 6′ Light – Medium Ultra Light
Reels Heavy duty open faced spinning Bait Casting

17-20 lb line for June & July

30 lb line for August 12″ – 45 lb leaders

Heavy duty open faced spinning Bait casting

17-20 lb line

Spinning (6-8 lb line) Spinning (4lb line)
Lures Moss Boss

Doctor Spoons

Daredevils -Red & White

5 of Diamonds

Johnson Silver/Gold Minnows

1-3 oz Jigs – Yellow & White with hair and/or plastic bodies.

Large spoons, Little Cleos, Half-Waves Mepps #5 Giant Killer, 2 oz sinkers

1/8 – 3/8 oz Jigs with plastic dressin

Spoons, spinners, crank baits, Shad Raps #5

Tiny Mepps, small spinners, various colors of Panther Martins
Fly Fishing 9′ – 10′ rod and matching reel, size 9 weight forward line, attach a floating leader and 6′ of 12lb mono line and then 12″ of 20lb wire.

Black & Yellow Bunny Leech Bugs, Poppers, frog and mice patterns, bass fly’s, large streamers Lefty Deceivers

9′-10′ rod and matching reel, size 9 weight forward line, attach a floating leader and 6′ or 12lb mono line and then 12″ of 20lb wire 9′ rod w/ matching reel, size 6-7 weight, sinking line, 6′ of 12lb mono line and then 7″ of 20lb wire. Fly’s Small bunny leech bugs, small streamers, red/yellow mickey fin, deceivers. Single action fly reel 5-7 weight, floating line, 5-6 lb leader, Dry Fly’s – black nat, bitch creek caddis, royal coachman, Rio Grande King, ant pattern, mosquito.