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

54 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

31 Catches

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(16)

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

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34 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1134)

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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(1060)

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

Carli Fisher

11 hours ago

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Greater Sudbury, Ontario

Species Lake trout

Weight 2 lb 6 oz

26 likes • 2 comments

Kevin Høecke

11 hours ago

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Haliburton, Ontario

I was trying for lake trout and managed to catch a couple. I guess I got lucky. Ice 6

Species Lake trout

Weight 13 oz

Gear 1

24 likes • 5 comments

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Martin Valenciano

1 day ago

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Larimer County, Colorado

Had a good day at my local spot. Caught several nice browns but only kept 1 to take home and put in the smoker. It was a surprise catching the laker at this spot.

Species Lake trout

24 likes • 2 comments

Fishing with Lance

4 days ago

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Boulder County, Colorado

Last weekend my buddy Chris fell through this same ice sheet near the shore then over the course of the week we got a great cold snap and the sheet was repaired by God. Yesterday we got into a great mixed bag of Laker, Browns, Cutbows, and Splake (not pictured)

Species Lake trout

Weight 1 lb

Gear 1

90 likes • 16 comments

Kris t

2 days ago

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Division No. 12, Alberta

Species Lake trout

Weight 4 lb 5 oz

Gear 1

13 likes • 1 comment

Brad Christofferson

5 days ago

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Wasatch County, Utah

Species Lake trout

10 likes

Ethan Roberts

1 week ago

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Clinton County, New York

Got to hit the ice this morning to target some lake trout and I managed to land two! These were both on the smaller side, but it’s still quite the fight pulling these things up from almost 97 feet of water! The first spot of the day had the clearest ice I’ve ever seen and was well over a foot thick. I could even see the fish fighting from almost 30 feet below the surface!

Species Lake trout

Gear 1

35 likes • 8 comments

Fishing with Lance

1 week ago

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Boulder County, Colorado

A little pup cull smash fest with the boys today.

Species Lake trout

Weight 2 lb

Gear 1

99 likes • 1 comment

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