Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. girth, and weighed an estimated 23.5 kg (52 lb.). Lakers are usually found in cool and deep rocky lakes. The world record for a lake trout caught by tip-up through the ice is currently less than 30 pounds. “I called the Ontario officers Tuesday morning and told them I owed them an apology,’’ Scott said.

It weighed in at 24.6 kg (54 lb., 4 oz.). [10], On October 31, 2013, one of Obed Mountain coal mine's pits failed, and from between 600 million to a billion liters of slurry poured into the Plante and Apetowun Creeks.

[13], Geneva, New York claims the title "Lake Trout Capital of the World," and holds an annual lake trout fishing derby. The dunes were designated a "Provincial Wilderness Park" in 1992. The largest lake trout on record in the world was caught in a gill-net on Lake Athabasca in 1961. The largest lake trout on a rod and reel is 72 lbs, caught by Lloyd Bull in Great Bear Lake, Canada on July 19, 1991. via OFNC Come mid-summer, deep-water fishing techniques are required. All the lodges, outpost camps & resorts in this web site have outstanding fishing including a few camps that claim they have the very best fishing in Ontario.

Hustle and Fish : Rollcast Productions : Teaser, Fly Fishing Photography : Beck Photographers, Milwaukee River Lake Trout : October 2009. Siscowet numbers have become greatly depressed over the years due to a combination of the extirpation of some of the fish's deep water coregonine prey and to overexploitation. Fort Chipewyan, one of the oldest European settlements in Alberta, is located on the western shore of the lake, where the Rivière des Rochers drains the lake and flows toward Slave River, beginning its northward journey along the eastern boundary of Wood Buffalo National Park. The big female was over 114 cm (45 inches) long, had a 53 cm (21-in.) To browse fishing packages in Saskatchewan, click here. The Minnesota officers also have interviewed the angler who received the smaller fish.

Those caught with dark coloration may be called mud hens. Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) 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..

[12] Similar cognate words are found in Ojibwe: namegos = "lake trout"; namegoshens = "rainbow trout", literally meaning "little lake trout". When that trout turned and headed back down, the bigger fish turned to try to follow it. Notwithstanding differences in abundance, the density of biomass of lake trout is fairly consistent in similar lakes, regardless of whether the lake trout populations they contain are planktivorous or piscivorous. However, fish caught in violation of any law are not eligible for record-book status. The record sizes for trout in California are all near the size of Giordano’s fish. A small percentage of people visiting Ontario have tapped into the great Lake Trout fishing as Ontario has a reputation for other species. The lake covers 7,850 km2 (3,030 sq mi), is 283 km (176 mi) long, has a maximum width of 50 km (31 mi), and a maximum depth of 124 m (407 ft), and holds 204 km3 (49 cu mi) of water, making it the largest and deepest lake in both Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the eighth largest in Canada. (June 24 2006- June 5 2007) June 24 2006- As We head out with friends Shane and Ben for an evening of fishing, Adam Hooks into a massive fish. It reportedly weighed over 46 kg (102 lb.). This past summer, George Large, an associate publisher at In-Fisherman and co-host of In-Fisherman TV, got to experience lake trout fishing at its finest while filming at Cree Lake Lodge in the far north central region of Saskatchewan. In these lakes, lake trout take on a life history known as planktivory. In the time he spent lake trout fishing on Cree Lake, mostly during the middle of the day, George estimates he caught and released more than 30 lakers ranging from three-to-five pounders to several in the 20 and 30-lb. “It wasn’t illegal for me to keep fishing after I caught the first trout. Lake Athabasca contains 23 species of fish, with a world record lake trout of 46.3 kg (102 lb) caught from its depths in 1961 by means of a gillnet. Professor of zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, James Kitchell, credits effective constraint of commercial fisheries and persistent sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control for the successful recovery of Lake Superior's lake trout. It weighed in at 24 Many native lake trout populations have been severely damaged through the combined effects of hatchery stocking (planting) and over harvest. They are native only to the northern parts of North America, principally Canada, but also Alaska and, to some extent, the northeastern United States.

This time the 52-pound 3-ounce behemoth will be hand-delivered at the border by a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officer to an investigating officer of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. This is different on every lake. While the last mine closed in the 1980s, the effects of mining operations had already heavily contaminated the northern shores. Fortunately, for George, another well-hooked monster didn’t escape his grasp and he had the incredible experience of catching a lake trout almost as old as he is. There are some bodies of Water in the province like the Great Lakes and Lake Nipigon, which produce Lakers just as big as Northwest Territories, Nunavut or the Yukon.

The lake trout is prized both as a game fish and as a food fish.

Recently at Plummer's Lodge on Great Bear Lake there was a 78.85 pound trout that was caught and released and is the unofficial World Record Lake Trout at this time. After catching the bigger fish, Scott gave the smaller fish to a fellow angler, giving him his legal limit of one to return to Minnesota. [11] The plume of waste products then joined the Athabasca River, travelling downstream for a month before settling in Lake Athabasca near Fort Chipewyan, over 500 km (310 mi) away.[11]. Another threat to lake trout is acidification, which can have longterm effects on their populations through both direct harm and reduced prey populations (e.g. They are waiting for minnows to venture out of the warm water into striking distance. The official live release record trout, caught on Lake Athabasca in 2000, was 132 cm (52 in.) Ironically, Scott said he was fishing only about 100 feet from the Minnesota side of Lac la Croix, where the lake trout limit is two. The world record for a lake trout caught by tip-up through the ice is currently less than 30 pounds. Deer Lake Minnesota : Remembering Spring Walleye, Milwaukee Area Salmon Fishing Report : October 2009, Kenosha Area Salmon Fishing Report : October 2009, Photography : Albatrosses Following a Killer Whale. The average length is 24–36 inches (61–91 centimetres). The flow of warm water sucks icy cold water up from the depths hitting the outside of the sand bar on the right side. Saskatchewan’s angling record was caught on Wollaston Lake in 1995. His column topics vary widely, and include canoeing, fishing, hunting, adventure travel and conservation of the environment. Tributaries of Lake Athabasca include (going clockwise); Fond du Lac River, Otherside River, Helmer Creek, MacFarlane River, Archibald River, William River, Ennuyeuse Creek, Dumville Creek, Debussac Creek, Jackfish Creek, Claussen Creek, Old Fort River, Crown Creek, Athabasca River, Colin River, Oldman River, Bulyea River, Grease River and Robillard River. Lake trout are the largest of the chars; the record weighed almost 102 pounds (46 kg) (netted) with a length of 50 inches (130 cm), and 15–40-pound (6.8–18.1-kilogram) fish are not uncommon. The perception people have is based on not knowing how to fish for them or not spending any time fishing for them; a problem we solve on this fishing website. Moreover, it was the largest laker caught on camera during In-Fisherman TV’s 42 years on air. trophies are not all that uncommon, even though the average size is in the 2-3 kg range (4-6 lb.). After a lengthy battle, Knight was able to bring the fish onto the ice and marvel at its size. Ontario has the top inland fishing lakes in Canada with Monster Trophy fish. They can survive in lower oxygen levels but their bodies go into a state of hibernation and that does not mean good fishing. [11], The specific epithet namaycush derives from namekush, a form of the word used in some inland Southern East Cree communities in referring to this species of fish. They require a minimum dissolved oxygen level of 6 parts per million or greater to be actively hunting. Lakers can live for 10 to 20 years, with some more than tripling that age. Scott was interviewed at his home Monday evening by two Minnesota conservation officers. The 10 Revolutionary Fishing Products of the Last ... Jameson Whiskey Commercial : Worthy of the Greates... Tamanawis : Scottish Fly Blog : Photo Essay, Milwaukee Area River Fishing Report : 10/29/2009. [9] Splake are also artificially propagated in hatcheries, and then stocked into lakes in an effort to provide sport-fishing opportunities. George wishes everyone could catch a fish like that. The boundary separating higher and lower oxygen levels is caused by different water temperatures and this is called the thermocline.

Bill Babler of Blue Eye was fishing Lake Taneycomo on Wednesday when he landed a 40-pound, 6-ounce brown trout only a few minutes after starting to … Please explore my web site and check out the lodges and the information I have collected. I want you to come to Ontario and have a fantastic fishing trip. The bigger fish were down deep. You need to understand the water flow and current in the area where you are fishing. Lake Athabasca contains 23 species of fish, with a world record lake trout of 46.3 kg (102 lb) caught from its depths in 1961 by means of a gillnet. Recently at Plummer's Lodge on Great Bear Lake there was a 78.85 pound trout that was caught and released and is the unofficial World Record Lake Trout at this time. He described the experience of hooking a trout that has been living in a northern lake’s depths for 40 or 50 or 60 years as “absolute and unequivocal awe. There have been some huge trout caught recently, but none are even remotely close to this record. [10], Lake trout were fished commercially in the Great Lakes until lampreys, overharvest and pollution extirpated or severely reduced the stocks. Lakers can reach great sizes. The Lake Athabasca Sand Dunes, the largest active sand dunes in the world north of 58°, are adjacent to the southern shore. "Nice catch, Chance," the DWR tweeted. [14], Berkes, Fikret and Marguerite MacKenzie. “It stayed tight to the bottom shaking its head very violently and very aggressively and it took quite some time to get her up to the middle of the water column.