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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, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. The lake trout is prized both as a game fish and ...
It is recommended that when fishing for trout, that the fisher(s) should use line in the 4–8 lb test for streamfish, and stronger line with the same diameter for trout from the sea or from a large lake, such as Lake Michigan. It is also recommended to use a hook size 8-5 for trout of all kind.
The record-size cutthroat trout of any subspecies was a Lahontan caught in Pyramid Lake, weighing 41 lb (18.6 kg), although anecdotal and photographic evidence exists of even larger fish from this lake.
In parts of its range, it is also known as the eastern brook trout, speckled trout, brook char (or charr), squaretail, brookie, or mud trout, among others. [6] Adult coaster brook trout are capable of reaching sizes over 2 feet in length and weigh up to 6.8 kg (15 lb), whereas adult salters average between 6 and 15 inches in length and weigh ...
However, aggressive lake trout eradication programs have killed over 1 million lake trout since 1996, and the hope is that this will lead to a restoration of cutthroat numbers. [85] [91] Cutthroat trout co-exist with lake trout in Heart Lake, an isolated back-country lake at the head of the Heart River that gets little angling pressure. [92]
The Wisconsin inland lake record lake trout was caught on Big Green Lake by Joseph Gotz on June 1, 1957, and weighed 35 lb 4 oz (16.0 kg). The Wisconsin record cisco was caught on Big Green Lake on June 12, 1969, by Joe Miller and weighed 4 lb 10.5 oz (2.11 kg). [21]
The coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii), also known as the sea-run cutthroat trout, blue-back trout or harvest trout, is one of the four species [3][4] of cutthroat trout found in Western North America. The coastal cutthroat trout occurs in four distinct forms. A semi- anadromous or sea-run form is the most well known.
In less than 45 minutes, about 3,800 pounds of trout were deposited into the 120-acre lake, located within Shawnee Mission Park at West 79th Street and Renner Road in Shawnee.