Lake Trout Details
Name: Lake Trout
Water Type: freshwater
Latin Name: Salvelinus namaycush
Common Names: Togue, Forktail Trout, Great Lakes Trout, Grey Trout, Lake Char, Laker, Laker Trout, Mackinaw, Mackinaw Trout, Namaycush, Siscowet
Ideal Water Temp: 50 degrees but will venture into warmer tempatures
World Record: known to exceed 100 lbs
Description: http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=118

Since last months issue of the NH fishing and hunting newspaper "Hawkeye", Nubanusit Lake in Hancock/Nelson NH has gotten a lot of fishing pressure due to the huge Lake Trout being held by a NH fish and Game officer in the picture at the top of the front page. Well, it paid off for Wayne Verill Jr. of Meredith, NH who caught that very fish through the ice on January 16th. The official weight was 24.08 pounds, with a girth of 21 3/4 inches and an overall length of 39 inches. The Laker was caught around noon, using a white Bucktail jig, 24 feet down. Wayne saw the trout suspended on his Vexilar, lowered his jig to the fish and was able to get it to hit. It took about a 1/2 hour to land the big Laker through the ice. The least colorful of the trouts
light green or grey, dark green, brown or almost black with irregular, lighter colored spots
light underside leading edges of pectoral, pelvic, and anal fins are reddish-orange with a narrow whitish margin,
during the fall spawning season, the fins near the tail become a pale orange.

-Massachusetts State Record is 24 lbs 0 oz caught by Michael Sienkiewicz in 2004 at Wachusett Reservoir
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The Ramp The Ramp
Cast toward the float
Added by muskiebigfish from the trip entitled Opening Day at Wachusett
Avg. Rating: 5
# of Ratings: 1

   Early Morning Trout Early Morning Trout
About 20-30 off shore not good judging distances.
Added by sophist from the trip entitled Whachusett Res in the morning.

  
Final stop Final stop
Nice little dock-ish setup with no boat launches. Some railing to provide a place to relax, but the best fun is up on rocks to the right of the parking area. No fish in sight, but it was a beautiful morning!
Added by jcstevens74 from the trip entitled First time out

   2nd stop 2nd stop
Great little spot with deeper water, good standing room and some benches. Hoping for bites around a nearby island, but we got nothing.
Added by jcstevens74 from the trip entitled First time out

  
1st stop 1st stop
Not even a nibble. Very shallow but an excellent shoreline.
Added by jcstevens74 from the trip entitled First time out

   Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout
1.3lbs
Added by pescadero from the trip entitled Black Pond Surprise

  
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