Fishing For

Lake trout

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1.7K Catches

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Average Length

1.6 ft

Maximum Length

4.9 ft

Maximum Weight

72.0 lbs

Depth Range

9.8 - 200.1 ft

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Lake trout

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Lake Michigan

Mason County, Michigan

Essex County, New York

52 Catches

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Lake Granby

Grand County, Colorado

Cayuga County, New York

Westchester County, New York

Lake Ontario, Ontario

Division No. 12, Alberta

30 Catches

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(15)

Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Sweetwater County, Wyoming

30 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Lake trout

Lures by Sierra Spoon Sierra Spoon 7/8 oz. - Bleeding White/Black Spot

No Rating (0)

34 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1133)

26 Catches

Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Spoon

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(15)

16 Catches

Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Casting Trolling Spoon

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(5)

16 Catches

Lures by 6th Sense Fishing Whale Paddle Tail Swimbait W45-PRLW

No Rating (0)

15 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1057)

13 Catches

Lures by ACME Tackle Company Kastmaster Spoon 1/2 oz. - Chrome Neon Blue

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(2)

13 Catches

Lures by Northland Fishing Tackle Buck-Shot Flutter Spoon 12 - UV Electric Perch

No Rating (0)

11 Catches

Recently Caught Lake trout

Ethan Roberts

19 hours ago

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Essex County, New York

Today I finally got onto my first hard water fish of 2026! I managed to pull up this little laker in 95 feet of water, the deepest I’ve ever fished. This guy ate my baby whale swimbait on a megabass spinhead jig. Hopefully I can get onto some bigger ones in a few days!

Species Lake trout

Gear 2

26 likes • 6 comments

Donald Dyer

2 days ago

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Piscataquis County, Maine

Species Lake trout

25 likes • 4 comments

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Donald Dyer

3 days ago

•

Piscataquis County, Maine

Caught two just before sunset.

Species Lake trout

17 likes

Barry Rees

2 days ago

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Muskoka, Ontario

Species Lake trout

19 likes

Barry Rees

2 days ago

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Muskoka, Ontario

Species Lake trout

19 likes • 1 comment

Barry Rees

2 days ago

•

Muskoka, Ontario

Species Lake trout

20 likes • 2 comments

Fishing with Lance

1 week ago

•

Boulder County, Colorado

A perfect little piggy to end a perfect morning on one of my favorite lakes in the entire world of which we had the whole thing to ourselves.

Species Lake trout

Weight 7 lb

Gear 1

92 likes • 17 comments

Fishing with Lance

1 week ago

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Grand County, Colorado

We gave it heck this weekend and Kaiya came through. Slayer!

Species Lake trout

Weight 1 lb 13 oz

Gear 1

78 likes • 4 comments

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