Reuven Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Salvelinus namaycush
Other common names:
English: Great Lake trout, lake charr, Mackinaw trout, salmon trout; French: Omble d'Amérique; German: Amerikanische Seeforelle; Spanish: Trucha lacustre; Inuktitut: Isuuq.
Hi Reuven,
Lake trout are a species of salmonidae, not just a trout that lives in a lake. Lake trout, also commonly called Mackinaw, are actually a member of the char family which includes brook trout, bull trout, dolly varden, and Arctic char.
These are generally large fish with big appetites. Cutthroat trout are as dumb as rocks, and are easy prey for introduced Mackinaw populations.
Lake trout are poor game for a flyrod. Most of the year, they live in very deep water and are commonly fished for by gear trollers. Lake trout that are hooked, generally are sluggish fighters, like reeling in a log.
The best time to fish for Mackinaw with a fly rod is ice-out, dropping flies off the edge of ice flows, etc. With that short an opportunity during a time of cold, wet, changeable weather -- it's no wonder that Mackinaw are not a popular fly rod target.
This photo is of a record Lake Trout out of Priest Lake in Idaho, USA.
http://www.elkinsresort.com/img/fish.jpg
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
What is this total disgust for lake trout??
Salvelinus namaycush
Other common names:
English: Great Lake trout, lake charr, Mackinaw trout, salmon trout; French: Omble d'Amérique; German: Amerikanische Seeforelle; Spanish: Trucha lacustre; Inuktitut: Isuuq.
Hi Reuven,
Lake trout are a species of salmonidae, not just a trout that lives in a lake. Lake trout, also commonly called Mackinaw, are actually a member of the char family which includes brook trout, bull trout, dolly varden, and Arctic char.
These are generally large fish with big appetites. Cutthroat trout are as dumb as rocks, and are easy prey for introduced Mackinaw populations.
Lake trout are poor game for a flyrod. Most of the year, they live in very deep water and are commonly fished for by gear trollers. Lake trout that are hooked, generally are sluggish fighters, like reeling in a log.
The best time to fish for Mackinaw with a fly rod is ice-out, dropping flies off the edge of ice flows, etc. With that short an opportunity during a time of cold, wet, changeable weather -- it's no wonder that Mackinaw are not a popular fly rod target.
This photo is of a record Lake Trout out of Priest Lake in Idaho, USA.
http://www.elkinsresort.com/img/fish.jpg
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
