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Lake trout
Salvelinus namaycush · Fresh
Cold-water char of large deep lakes of northern North America.
Photo: Knepp Timothy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Facts
| Best months | JFMAMJJASOND May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator. |
|---|---|
| Feeds | Daytime |
| Water temp | 7–13 °C |
| Typical size | 40–65 cm · record about 130 cm |
| Diet | Cisco, whitefish, smelt |
| Regions | North America |
How conditions affect it
Moon
Not very moon-driven.
Tide
Tide matters little for this species.
Pressure
Sensitive to pressure: fish a steady or slowly falling barometer.
Catching tip. Troll deep with downriggers in summer; fish shallower after ice-out.
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