Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. The lake trout is prized both as a game fish and as a food fish. From a zoogeographical perspective, lake trout are quite rare. They are native only to the northern parts of North America, principally Canada, but also Alaska and, to some extent, the northeastern United States. Lake trout have been introduced into many other parts of the world, mainly Europe, but also into South America and certain parts of Asia. About 25% of the world's lake trout lakes are found in the province of Ontario, Canada. Even at that, only 1% of Ontario's lakes contain lake trout. Labrador also has a large population of lake trout. Lake trout have been known, very rarely, to hybridize in nature with the brook trout, but such hybrids, known as "splake", are almost invariably reproductively sterile. Splake are also artificially propagated in hatcheries, and then planted into lakes in an effort to provide sport-fishing opportunities.

Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake Trout

Lake Trout