Lake Trout

This is the Wiki page for the Lake Trout found in Golden Ridge Reserve.

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).

Summary

Habitats

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

Bait & Lure Preferences

Pro Performance, Spoon, Spinner, Jerkbait, Tube, Worm, Crankbait, Artificial Corn – Yellow, Corn, Grub, 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
👶Juvenile (0.9-2.2kg)10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5
🥉Bronze (2.2-5kg)4 and 3
🥈Silver (5-11kg)2 and 1
🥇Gold (11-16kg)1/0, 2/0 and 3/0
💎Diamond (16-23kg)4/0