Salvelinus namaycush or simply "Laker". The majority of world's lake trout population is in Canada. No wonder fishing for Lakers is very popular in Canada. Not all the lakes are capable of producing trophy size trout. We only pick the best of them so you can enjoy landing a trophy Canadian Laker.

Fishing for Lake Trout

Lakers are tough. They are as strong as they are aggressive when feeding.Lake trout do not jump out, but instead wage a strong, determined underwater battle. Make sure you bring along balm for sore muscles as trophy laker will test your strength. Lake trout is known to grow to impressive sizes 50 lbs and more. A recorded 102- pound lake trout was taken in a gillnet in a Canadian Lake.