Big Lake Trout pic

[sasksheds]

Here's a pic of 33lb Lake Trout that I caught a few years ago.I caught one over 40lbs & have it on video but when I went to lift it into the boat for a still pic it flipped out of my hands.

[RyanH]

Geez thats pretty dang big!

[Jeramie]

Thats a very nice fish!

When I was fishing in Yellowstone, they told me if I caught a lake trout to kill it if I didn't want to keep it. They suggested sticking a knife through its diaphragm and letting it sink back into the water.

[fisherguy]

Why in teh heck would they tell you to do that??!!

[sasksheds]

All our fish were catch & release except for a 6-10lb one for shore lunch each day.These big fish are very old & take years to get that big.I wouldn't care much for who ever told you that in "Yellowstone".That would be against the law here besides very unethical.

[huntn4bucks]

Nice fish!

[Jeramie]

Actually the wardens told me that when I was picking up my permit to fish.

According to them the Lake Trout will kill out the Native Trout thus they have been deemed a nuisance. All of the trout, short of the lake trout, had a size limit and such. Literally they said kill or keep any lake trout you catch. I fished mainly streams and rivers so i never got close to a lake trout.