| Knowing the characteristics and locations of the | | | | feed. Instead, they use their sense of smell to |
| fish you want to catch is just as important as | | | | find their prey. Splake are a hybrid of brook trout |
| having the right fishing bait and equipment. Lake | | | | and lake trout and are also considered to be part |
| trout fishing can be a rewarding experience, but | | | | of the trout family. Their tail is less forked than |
| these fish are only found in specialized locations in | | | | that of a normal lake trout. |
| North America. | | | | Obviously, since cold water is important for the |
| If you want to catch a lake trout, or lake char as | | | | wellbeing of lake trout, they often congregate in |
| they are sometimes known as, you will need to | | | | deep waters. However, if you are fishing a lake in |
| find lakes with very cold water. Any lake water | | | | an extreme North region like Canada, the water |
| that reaches temperatures of 65 degrees or | | | | will always be cold enough for these fish to swim |
| more will be too warm for these fish. The colder | | | | in both the deep waters and the shallows. They |
| the water, the better it is for their survival. They | | | | will also swim in the shallows in the spring after |
| are prevalent in Canada and the Northern United | | | | the ice melts off the top of the lake, and also in |
| States, such as in the Great Lakes. Some | | | | the fall to prepare for the spawning season. If |
| coldwater mountain lakes in the West will also | | | | you are going to try fishing in the shallows, try a |
| contain them. Lake trout become easily | | | | trout lure such as a spoon. Vertical jigging or |
| overfished because they grow very slowly, so | | | | downrigging are great techniques for attracting |
| depending on where you are fishing, you may | | | | fish in deep waters. Just make sure you don't |
| only be able to catch and release. They are | | | | have too much depth so that your rig hits the |
| characterized by their forked tail. These fish have | | | | bottom. Determine at what level the fish are |
| excellent vision, but since they congregate in such | | | | swimming and then adjust your lure to a depth |
| deep and dark waters, it is not utilized when they | | | | slightly less shallow than that. |