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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Laker? Or splake.... |
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06/12/2018 07:52PM
cyclones30: "I was under the assumption I was catching lakers last week but a friend that saw my picture and has far more experience with the trout species says this one might be a splake. Admittedly, I have no clue....and the fish is back in the lake. Thoughts?
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Lake Trout
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06/12/2018 10:26PM
ghostrider179: "It depends on the lake you caught it in.........."
DNR fishery report on the lake only mentions lake trout so i never second guessed it, nor would I have necessarily known even if I knew splake were a possibility.
06/13/2018 03:32AM
cyclones30: "I was under the assumption I was catching lakers last week but a friend that saw my picture and has far more experience with the trout species says this one might be a splake. Admittedly, I have no clue....and the fish is back in the lake. Thoughts?
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That is 100% Splake.
Look at the jaw, way too short to be a Laker. That's how you tell, look at egknuti's Splake vs Laker pics, perfect comparison.
06/13/2018 08:01AM
Wow, I guess I started a mini yanni/laurel here. I've honestly only ever heard of splake mentioned on a fishing show a time or two, never figured I'd run into one. Glad we caught some fish here, it was a long day trip and I ordered the little cleo 3 days before we left, it caught all 4 fish.
06/13/2018 01:22PM
100 % Laker ...+ or - 5 %
Lakers vary a lot.
If it put up a mediocre fight then it’s definitely a laker.
It has dots on the tail
Not one blue halo
Pretty forked tail
Lacks the hearty mean look splake have
Doesn’t have the big head you see on splake that look like lakers - even though some one mentioned the opposite. My experience is that splake get the big head look.
I would bet $200 of my own money and $10,000 of someone else’s that it’s a laker;)
Lakers vary a lot.
If it put up a mediocre fight then it’s definitely a laker.
It has dots on the tail
Not one blue halo
Pretty forked tail
Lacks the hearty mean look splake have
Doesn’t have the big head you see on splake that look like lakers - even though some one mentioned the opposite. My experience is that splake get the big head look.
I would bet $200 of my own money and $10,000 of someone else’s that it’s a laker;)
The further north I go, the warmer I feel.
06/13/2018 05:04PM
Well thanks for all the comments. Here's another one from the same lake, same day, same spot. All fought about the same which was not much right at hookset until they were about halfway up. Then from there to the canoe they all had the crazy energy I'm used to with trout.
I don't honestly care which one it is, just thought I'd ask people that know more than I do. Both of these are still swimming.
I don't honestly care which one it is, just thought I'd ask people that know more than I do. Both of these are still swimming.
06/13/2018 05:33PM
cyclones30: "Well thanks for all the comments. Here's another one from the same lake, same day, same spot. All fought about the same which was not much right at hookset until they were about halfway up. Then from there to the canoe they all had the crazy energy I'm used to with trout.
I don't honestly care which one it is, just thought I'd ask people that know more than I do. Both of these are still swimming.
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Laker for sure
Forked tail with spots on it.
100%
The further north I go, the warmer I feel.
06/15/2018 04:12PM
Yogi, Glacier Pond 2 has been the best fishing for me of the 2 lakes. There is a fairy good path leading up to the campsite area. I have fished off the campsite and caught brookies. The campsite is kind of elevated, but you can find places to get down to the waters edge. Slip bobber and a worm did the trick for me.
06/17/2018 02:25PM
It looks like a lake trout to me but who knows. Some splake look a lot like brookies, others look a lot like lakers. Some folks say 100% splake, others say 100% laker. The only way to be certain is cut the fish open and count the pyloric caeca. I believe splake have around 70 (+ or -). Brookies have less than 50 and lakers more than 90.
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