On occasion, as many as seven males and three females may engage in a mass spawning act (Ref. The act is repeated until the female releases all her eggs (Ref. The eggs fall into the crevices and the spawners disperse. One or two males approach a female, press against her sides and quiver. During and following courtship, the males attempt to spawn with the females. He used a Phillipson rod with a Penn 49M reel and 30-pound Cortland line. Females arrive a few days later and are courted by the males. The giant lake trout measured 59 inches long with a 32-inch girth. Males reach spawning beds first and spend some time cleaning the rocks. During the day the fish are more or less dispersed away from the spawning beds but return in considerable numbers in the late afternoon (Ref. The spawning act occurs mostly at night, with peak activity between dusk and 9 or 10 pm (Ref. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Utilized as a food fish, its flesh is usually of a yellow or creamy color but may be anything from white to orange (Ref. Lake trout are highly susceptible to pollution, especially from insecticides (Ref. The body markings are light and worm-like appearing on a dark background. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said the fish broke the long standing (since 1988) state record, which was a 51 pound lake trout also taken from Flaming Gorge in 1988. Such plankton-feeding lake trout grow more slowly, mature earlier and at smaller size, die sooner and attain smaller maximum size than do their fish-eating counterparts (Ref. Lake trout have a typical trout-shaped body. In August 2020, a state record lake trout weighing just over 53 pounds was caught at Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Although lake trout generally feed on a variety of organisms such as freshwater sponges, crustaceans, insects, fishes (with a preference for ciscoes), and small mammals, some populations feed on plankton throughout their lives (Ref. A solitary wanderer, the extent of their movements apparently limited by the size of the lake and individual (Ref. Caney Fork River: Center Hill Dam to Cumberland River, including tributaries Total daily creel of all trout (rainbow, brown and brook) in combination is 5 fish. Occurs in shallow and deep waters of northern lakes and streams and is restricted to relatively deep lakes in the southern part of its range (Ref.
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