Freshwater Fish of Connecticut
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
🏆 Connecticut State Record
Harvest29 lb 13 ozDr. Thompson · 1918 · Wononscopmuc Lake, Salisbury
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Also called: Mackinaw, Togue, Lake Char, Grey Trout, Siscowet
Identification
Elongated body with a deeply forked tail and light spots over a dark background; lake form is long and slim.
Habitat
Cold, deep, oxygen-rich lakes; pelagic during summer stratification, often 20-60 m deep.
Behavior
Slow-growing and late to mature; follows temperature (thermocline) through the seasons.
How to Catch
Troll deep with spoons, plugs, or downriggers, focusing on the thermocline.
Notes
Susceptible to overfishing; many populations are maintained by stocking.
Where to find Lake Trout in CT
- East Twin Lake Salisbury / Torrington
- Shenipsit Lake Tolland / Ellington
- Twin Lakes Salisbury
- Warawaug Lake Kent
- West Hill Lake New Hartford
- Wononscopomuc Lake Salisbury