Three Lake trout. Three completely different methods. Three lessons I had to learn the hard way.In this episode, I walk you through three real fishing stories from Colorado's mountain lakes — one fish on a tube jig, one on a whole sucker, and one trolling. For each method, I break down exactly what I did, what worked, what didn't, and what you need to do differently so you skip the learning curve I went through.By the end, you'll have a solid game plan for all three styles of trout fishing — regardless of what gear you're running or how much time you have on the water.

What you'll learn:

-How to rig and use a tube jig for trout — what line, what size and weight and how to jig it

-Why a whole sucker can work but needs extra precautions

-Trolling basics for mountain lakes — speed, depth, and gear selection

The mistakes I made learning each method so you don't have to repeat them

Whether you're hitting a mountain lake for the first time or you've been fishing for years and hitting a wall, this episode is built to put more fish in your net.

Liminal Outdoors — Master the Wild. Build Yourself.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

1:22 Learning to Catch Lake Trout was Frustrating

1:55 Vertical Jigging for Lake Trout

10:35 The Controversy of Fishing Whole Suckers

12:00 How to Fish For Lake Trout With Whole Suckers

19:10 Trolling Shallow For Lake Trout

In this episode, I'm sharing the real journey behind Liminal Outdoors: competitive archery, years guiding elk hunters in New Mexico, guiding lake trout and kokanee salmon on Colorado mountain lakes, and everything in between — sickness, marriage, kids, and learning to find myself in the wild when life got hard.

From elk guide to lake trout fishing guide to raising a family in the Rocky Mountains — life in the outdoors isn't always clean. This is my story.

If you're a working outdoorsman trying to balance hunting, fishing, and real life — this one's for you.

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On this episode of Liminal Outdoors Podcast, we share personal stories about balancing work, family, and the outdoors. My Colorado bighorn sheep hunt serves as a prime example, illustrating the journey of personal growth experienced in those liminal space moments. It's about building and becoming, drawing parallels between the hunt and life's transitions.

Video Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:11 I Drew a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Tag!

04:16 Doubt Creeps In

04:50 Let The Sheep Scouting Begin

07:22 I Found Every Ram In The Unit

07:57 I Almost Turned My Tag Back In

09:40 I Scared My Ram The Day Before Season

11:08 Bear at 8 Yards!

11:42 The First Bighorn Sheep Stalk

12:35 2nd Day

14:30 I had a Bighorn Sheep at 15 Yards!

17:44 I finally found the Rams

20:05 No Lazy Stalks

22:05 My Target Ram Finally Stands Up

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Master the Wilde - Build Yourself

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