LAKE TROUT

Lake Trout live in deep cold lakes and far northern rivers throughout the Great Lakes region. It is the largest trout native to North America and is highly esteemed as a food fish, making it much sought after by anglers. A large commercial fishery in the Great Lakes was decimated by pollution and Sea Lampreys after the large expansion of the population in the 1940's. Lake Trout has made a comeback after efforts to control pollution and Sea Lampreys in the last 10 to 20 years. Lake Trout feed on a wide range of aquatic organisms.

Courtesy of National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes.