lake trout

Deep coldwater salmonid

Lake trout is a large freshwater fish native to cold, deep lakes across northern North America.

Despite its name, it's actually a char rather than a true trout.

Prized by anglers for its size and by diners for its rich, fatty flesh, lake trout can live for decades and reach thirty pounds or more: We caught a twenty-pound lake trout on Lake Superior.

angling

trolling

Provoking reactions online

spinner · fly-fishing · rod · reel · tackle · bait · hook · line · casting · charter

biology

char

Burn without destroying

fingerling · lean · humper · native · forage · lifespan · slow-growing · smelt · sculpin · alewife

habitat

deepwater

Of oceanic depths

littoral · clear water · dissolved oxygen · glacial · pristine · watershed · limnology

culinary

smoked

Exposed to wood fumes

pan-fried · mild flavor · omega-3 · sustainable · fresh catch · planked · fatty · delicacy · whitefish

regions

Superior

Northernmost Great Lake

Erie · Adirondacks · Yellowstone · Montana · Minnesota · Wisconsin · Banff · Jasper · Tahoe · Canadian Shield

Categories
Opposites
habitat/water type

lake troutsaltwater fish

Ocean-dwelling aquatic vertebrate

marine fish · sea trout · marlin · cod · halibut

water temperature preference

lake troutlargemouth bass

Wide-mouthed freshwater game fish

bluegill · catfish · carp · tilapia · crappie

depth/habitat zone

lake troutpanfish

Small fryable freshwater catch

minnow

Family

lake, trout, lakes

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