MS Fish Finder - Lake Trout Details

Name:

Lake Trout

Water Type:

freshwater

Latin Name:

Salvelinus namaycush

Common Names:

Togue, Forktail Trout, Great Lakes Trout, Grey Trout, Lake Char, Laker, Laker Trout, Mackinaw, Mackinaw Trout, Namaycush,

Ideal Water Temp:

50 degrees but will venture into warmer tempatures

World Record:

known to exceed 100 lbs

Description:

http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=118

Since last months issue of the NH fishing and hunting newspaper "Hawkeye", Nubanusit Lake in Hancock/Nelson NH has gotten a lot of fishing pressure due to the huge Lake Trout being held by a NH fish and Game officer in the picture at the top of the front page. Well, it paid off for Wayne Verill Jr. of Meredith, NH who caught that very fish through the ice on January 16th. The official weight was 24.08 pounds, with a girth of 21 3/4 inches and an overall length of 39 inches. The Laker was caught around noon, using a white Bucktail jig, 24 feet down. Wayne saw the trout suspended on his Vexilar, lowered his jig to the fish and was able to get it to hit. It took about a 1/2 hour to land the big Laker through the ice. The least colorful of the trouts
light green or grey, dark green, brown or almost black with irregular, lighter colored spots
light underside leading edges of pectoral, pelvic, and anal fins are reddish-orange with a narrow whitish margin,
during the fall spawning season, the fins near the tail become a pale orange.

-Massachusetts State Record is 24 lbs 0 oz caught by Michael Sienkiewicz in 2004 at Wachusett Reservoir

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Final stop Nice little dock-ish setup with no boat launches. Some railing to provide a place to relax, but the best fun is up on rocks to the right of the parking area. No fish in sight, but it was a beautiful morning! Added by jcstevens74 from the trip entitled First time out		2nd stop Great little spot with deeper water, good standing room and some benches. Hoping for bites around a nearby island, but we got nothing. Added by jcstevens74 from the trip entitled First time out
1st stop Not even a nibble. Very shallow but an excellent shoreline. Added by jcstevens74 from the trip entitled First time out		Rainbow Trout 1.3lbs Added by pescadero from the trip entitled Black Pond Surprise
The Rising Added by overstdr from the trip entitled Ausable/St. Regis Canoe Trip		Trophy This 30 inch Lake Trout was caught out of Lake Winnipesaukee in NH. Added by carpmaster

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pramsey on 09/06/10 09:46 AM