Some whitefish are found in the Pacific Ocean as well. You can search online to find popular fishing spots in advance. Search for something like, “Best whitefish spots in Nova Scotia. "

Ice fishing is more difficult than regular fishing because your visibility is limited. Rather than seeing through the water, you have to drill a hole through the ice and fish through the hole.

Weights are helpful when fishing for whitefish because they bring your bait to the bottom, where the whitefish eat. You can add a weight if you are using either a jigging spoon or live bait.

Many fishermen catch whitefish using jigging spoons. This is very popular, especially for lake fishing.

Small bait like eggs or small lures will only need 1 puncture, while longer, thin worms may need 2 punctures. White jigging spoons are the most popular bait for catching whitefish, many people use live bait as well. Choose between salmon eggs, wigglers, maggots, and waxworms. Whitefish have small mouths, so you should use small eggs or worms when selecting live bait.

Clinch knots aren’t required, though they help assure your line and lures are tied tightly and securely.

For ice fishing, sonar is extremely helpful. Without it, it is very difficult to locate the fish.

Use your thumb as the break, watch the lure fly out until it hits the surface of the water, and then use your thumb to stop the spool. If you want to get rid of any slack in your line, reel in your line a little. Feel free to make your cast again if you aren’t satisfied with the first cast. When ice fishing, you will cast into the hole in the ice, rather than across a lake or stream.

Whitefish mainly eat from the bottom of lakes or rivers, so you want to place your bait where they will feed.

You want the cloud to form about 1 foot (0. 30 m) off the surface.

This is how you will tease the fish to take your bait. The bait mimics the small fish whitefish feed off of.

Snagging your fish is when you scrape it with the hook rather than piercing it. You can lose your fish if you don’t set the hook securely.

If the fish meets local catching protocol, you can keep it and make it for dinner. If not, release the fish after you catch it. Research catch and release laws based on where you are fishing.