Name:

Lake Trout

 

Other Common Names:

Great Lakes trout, laker, namaycush,togue, grey trout, mountain trout

 

Scientific Name:

Salvelinus namaycush

 

Length:

Average length is 17 to 27 inches

 

Identification:

light spots on darker background, light underside

 

Photo courtesy of

Konrad Schmidt - James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History

 

Text courtesy of:

Fish Profiles - University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute

Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker

 

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