31″ 14 lbs laker up the Gunflint Trail. Walleye Sweetheart and 6# line. Released. Lotsa fun; scraped the sides of a 8″ hole.
Just sharing.
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February 5, 2019 at 8:23 pm
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Fattie laker
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February 5, 2019 at 9:23 pm #1832820
Beautiful fish! Your smile says it all I’m jelly.
February 5, 2019 at 9:53 pm #1832824That is a pretty fish.
February 5, 2019 at 10:10 pm #1832826Amazing color, nice fish man
February 6, 2019 at 9:06 am #1832876I think I know that place
Love that color on those dark lakers, some almost look like huge brookies!!February 6, 2019 at 9:38 am #1832888Nice job.
MN - 55082February 6, 2019 at 9:43 am #1832891Beautiful fat fish, congrats on a great memory! How long did it take to ice?
February 6, 2019 at 10:19 am #1832902What beaut!
February 6, 2019 at 12:27 pm #1832953What length walleye sweetheart were you using?
February 6, 2019 at 3:11 pm #1833004Beautiful fish! You have got to love the burn area – it is such a unique landscape.
February 6, 2019 at 7:37 pm #1833084Are you sure that’s a laker and not a splake? The markings on the fins say splake. If so, your catch is even more impressive because that could be a huge splake!
I’m not an expert, just observant. Awesome catch!
Sample splake photo below…
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February 6, 2019 at 9:34 pm #1833119Are you sure that’s a laker and not a splake? The markings on the fins say splake. If so, your catch is even more impressive because that could be a huge splake!
I’m not an expert, just observant. Awesome catch!
Sample splake photo below…
I’m 99.5% sure that is a 100% lake trout. I’ve caught a lot of splake in the Chequamegon bay/Apostles area.
The dead give-away is the tail. Lakers have a really deep fork like his does in the pic. Splake tails have about half that amount of fork.
Again, that is an absolutely gorgeous fish.
February 6, 2019 at 9:49 pm #1833122I’m 99.5% sure that is a 100% lake trout. I’ve caught a lot of splake in the Chequamegon bay/Apostles area.
The dead give-away is the tail. Lakers have a really deep fork like his does in the pic. Splake tails have about half that amount of fork.
Again, that is an absolutely gorgeous fish.
Okay, I’m a believer. I picture lake trout more like they look from the Great Lakes (Michigan, Superior) with the more bland colors and without those “brookie” looking fins.
Sample pic of Lake trout what I imagine…
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February 6, 2019 at 10:16 pm #183313210-4 Andy, that’s indeed what the vast majority of Lakers look like.
Their appearance can change with each body of water, just like walleyes. Some are dark, some are light.
And there are also different sub-species or “morphs” of lake trout. Lake Superior itself has four distinct morphs, not including the mostly man-made splake.
There are Leans, Siscowets (fats), Redfins, and Humpers. Leans and Siscowets are the most common seen and caught, but native Redfins and Humpers are also found.
Even though they’re all Lakers, they each have their own look and behavior.
Humpers often have the distinct white edges that people often associate with Brookies (coasters) and inland Splake.
Here’s a pic of an awesome humper that hit a spoon trolling a couple summers ago (they rarely hit trolling spoons in my experience, and prefer vertical presentations). They also prefer distinct structure, whereas other Lakers will live almost anywhere. They also have disproportionate sized pectoral fins compared to other Lakers of the same length.
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February 7, 2019 at 8:12 am #1833169This thread is awesome, keep the information on lakers coming. As a guy who has only accidentally caught one laker in the summer on the Canadian side of LOTW, I have really wanted to make a trip targeting them but I don’t have much for knowledge. Congrats on the beauty of a fish!
February 7, 2019 at 8:30 am #1833177Wow! What a Beauty!!! Nice Work!
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