Lake Trout

Description

The Lake Trout is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America.

The Lake Trout is prized both as a game fish and as a food fish. Lake Trout are the largest of the chars; the record weighed almost 102lb (46kg) with a length of 50in (127cm), and 15-40lb (7-18kg) fish are not uncommon. The average length is 24-36in.

The largest caught on a rod and reel according to the IGFA was 72lb (32kg), caught in Great Bear Lake in 1995 with a length of 59in (150 cm).

In the Call of the Wild: The Angler game, Lake Trout can be found in the following reserves:

Summary

Habitats

Lake Trout can be found in Shallow Lake and Deep Lake.

Bait & Lure Preferences

Spoon, Spinner, Crankbait, Jerkbait, Tube, Worm, Artificial Corn - Yellow, Corn, Grub, and Shad can be used to lure and catch Lake Trout in COTW the Angler.

Traits

The Lake Trout has the following traits:

  • Hard Fighter:

    Tries its best to get off the hook.

  • Last stand:

    When close to getting caught it fights with renewed vigor.

Tips for catching Lake Trout

Preferred Bait

The Lake Trout preferes Spoon as bait. If you use Spoon you have the best chance of cathing a Lake Trout.

Time of Day

The best time for catching a Lake Trout is during Daytime and Nighttime.

Ranks & Hook Sizes

RankHook Size
👶Juvenile10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5
🥉Bronze4 and 3
🥈Silver2 and 1
🥇Gold1/0, 2/0 and 3/0
💎Diamond4/0

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Trout

How to catch a Bronze Lake Trout in COTW the Angler?

You can maximize your chance of catching a Juvenile level Lake Trout in COTW the Angler by fishing during Daytime and Nighttime with a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 hook size and using Spoon as bait.

How to catch a Bronze Lake Trout in COTW the Angler?

You can maximize your chance of catching a Bronze level Lake Trout in COTW the Angler by fishing during Daytime and Nighttime with a 4 and 3 hook size and using Spoon as bait.

How to catch a Silver Lake Trout in COTW the Angler?

You can maximize your chance of catching a Silver level Lake Trout in COTW the Angler by fishing during Daytime and Nighttime with a 2 and 1 hook size and using Spoon as bait.

How to catch a Gold Lake Trout in COTW the Angler?

You can maximize your chance of catching a Gold level Lake Trout in COTW the Angler by fishing during Daytime and Nighttime with a 1/0, 2/0 and 3/0 hook size and using Spoon as bait.

How to catch a Diamond Lake Trout in COTW the Angler?

You can maximize your chance of catching a Diamond level Lake Trout in COTW the Angler by fishing during Daytime and Nighttime with a 4/0 hook size and using Spoon as bait.