An example would be in Ontario, where both F1 splake and the lake trout backcross have been planted for several years. Fishery managers are able to control populations numbers due to the extremely poor spawning success rate. Maine currently has approximately 53 waters managed primarily for splake. Iâm guessing the lake may have something to do with the colour. Over $200,000 spent each year on splake so they need to get a better bang for their buck. The Lake gets fed by over 200 rivers, and it houses some of the best fishing on the Great Lakes. Anglers can and do take splake up to 10 pounds and fish in the 4- to 6-pound class are abundant. In some locales, the fish is referred to as the wendigo. The splake grow more quickly than do wild-strain brook trout and become piscivorous at a younger age and, hence, are more tolerant of competitors than are brook trout. Great Web site, by the way. Sowards, C. L. 1959. By the way, the fish in the middle is a rainbow trout. The biggest is a 34.5-inch fish caught there in 2016. I do know that they move shallow in the Fall trying to spawn even though they're sterile. Splake are considered "easier to catch" than other salmonids and often live longer and fare better in certain situations. Splake grew at a faster rate than stocked brook trout. Email us, Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Opportunities for People with Disabilities, Rulemaking Proposals Open to Public Comment, Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Reptiles and Amphibians, Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Invertebrates. The splake or slake (Salvelinus namaycush x Salvelinus fontinalis) is a hybrid of two fish species resulting from the crossing of a male brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and a female lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).The name itself is a portmanteau of speckled trout (another name for brook trout) and lake trout, and may have been ⦠Scott Haugen explains in detail how to debone a trout using the Cabela's Alaskan Guide Fillet Knife. After a spirited battle that reminded me of a bull trout fight we had our first big splake to the boat. In the second case, relatively small lake trout lakes that experienced poor recruitment due to insufficient deep-water juvenile lake trout habitat will support fairly good splake fisheries, since splake are less dependent on extreme deep water than are the lake trout and they grow more quickly, providing a better return to anglers. Fourteen of these waters are in the General Management category, 29 are in the Quality Management category, and 10 are in the Trophy Management category. By way of contrast, lacustrine brook trout would approach 25 cm (10 in) in length at a similar age and similarly aged lake trout would be expected to be less than 40 cm (16 in) long.[3]. Taneycomo is around 18 miles long. Im going to be trying to get some through the hard water in bancroft and am wondering what techniques, lures/ bait might help increase my odds here. These fish are stocked in waters where there is insufficient spawning habitat. Augusta, ME 04333-0041, Mailing Address: They get this trait from lake trout. In the summer, they generally go deep, preferring water less that 60ºF. They are considering different options/locations for stocking. In the winter, splake can be found in most any location. This hatchery fish also provides expanded fall fishing opportunities in many lakes and ponds around the State. (1974): Relative importance of additive genetic and maternal sources of variation in early survival of young splake hybrids (, Berst, A. H., Ihssen, P. E., Spangler, G. R., Ayles, G. B., Martin, G. W. (1980): The splake, a hybrid charr, This page was last edited on 2 October 2020, at 14:20. TTY: Maine Relay 711 Even our cottage lake gets stocked by float plane some years. Meanwhile, brook trout usually have square tails and no fork. Splake are commonly stocked across the northern United States and throughout Canada for the purpose of providing fishing opportunity. A splake trout is the hybrid cross between a female Lake Trout & a male Brook Trout. Ok, so there are big splake to be found at Hesselâ¦but when should you ⦠Pretty sure a trout is easier on the gut than a big mac. Because splake typically do not reproduce, they are used as a sport fish in many lakes across the US. Get Details. Splake exhibit higher growth rates than either parent species and can attain 46 cm (18 in) in length only two years after being planted as fingerlings (i.e., at 2½ years of age). Adult Size: In Maine, splake typically range in size from 10 to 18 inches. :) Al514: July 15th, ⦠Splake feed primarily on smelts, white perch, yellow perch, and minnows. The theory was that splake would grow more quickly and mature sooner than lake trout with the hope that they would be able to reproduce before being attacked by the invasive sea lamprey. Long Pond is a deep, dark water lake that is great for anglers trying to catch splake, salmon, and brook trout. April 25 â Sept. 30 (Inland) Type A & D lakes: April 25 â Oct. 31 : Gear Restricted streams. The estimated splake returns to anglers, during ice fishing only, were as high as 78%. Alert: Stay up to date on Maine's COVID-19 Response, Home → Fish & Wildlife → Fisheries → Species Information → Splake, Common Name: Splake (from speckled trout and lake trout), Scientific Name: Salvelinus namaycush X Salvelinus fontinalis. Having your hook fail ⦠Does anybody have ⦠The Ontario record for the largest splake trout was set in 1987 by Paul Thompson at 20.71 pounds, caught from the ⦠I believe the angler was sight-fishing for it. And the splake do that, because they grow quicker, they get to a larger size where they start to eat other fish at an earlier time. It weighed 10 lbs. I've had good luck trolling for um, but they introduced Brown Trout years ago, which are often caught with a bass fishing type approach. Fax: (207) 287-8094 or (207) 287-6395 How do you catch splake in the summer? Youâre thinking about tackling the largest freshwater lake in North America, but youâre not sure where to start. It was a killer hen splake fat from the spring feed. Splake lakes are definitely good places to take advantage of using two lines, which most provinces allow during winter. The lake is not fished heavily except for loons, osprey, mink, and otters. Meacham Lake. Im pretty new to ⦠Another difference is splake are usually larger than brook trout. One of the best jigs for deepwater trout fishing is a big bucktail jig. It has a dark background with white spots. Although splake were first described in 1880, Ontario began experimenting with the hybrids in the 1960s in an effort to replace collapsed lake trout stocks in the Great Lakes. The only known natural reproduction has occurred in five lakes in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada and, in each case, only a handful of progeny were produced. They are generally put in lakes that ⦠Splake grow at a faster rate than either of its parental species. Augusta, ME 04333-0041, Phone: (207) 287-8000