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Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by area and the third largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The Caspian Sea, while larger than Lake Superior in both surface area and volume, is brackish. Lake Superior deepest point [4] on the bathymetric map. [1]
Stannard Rock Reef provides a year-round structure for a superior lake trout fishery. Michigan's state record for lake trout, a 61-pound-8-ounce (27.9 kg) specimen, was caught on 12-pound (5.4 kg) line at Stannard Rock Reef by 16-year-old Lucas Lanczy on August 17, 1997.
The lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) [2] is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, laker, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean.
There are about 123 species of fishes found naturally in Minnesota waters, including Lake Superior. The following list is based on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources . The species data on this page is taken from the Minnesota DNR, which also uses several labels to indicate a fish's status within Minnesota waters.
Au Sable River - Blue Ribbon trout fishery known for trophy brown trout. Also known as Michigan's "holy waters." Huron River - Blue Ribbon smallmouth bass fishery in the Dexter-Ann Arbor area. Pere Marquette River - The PM is especially known for its fall run salmon, but it has its share of large trout and steelhead.
Brown trout migrate in late fall and winter from Lake Michigan into the Milwaukee River to provide anglers with world-class fishing opportunities.
The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus Salmo, endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally as a game fish, even becoming one of the world's worst invasive species outside of its native range.
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