lake trout

American  

noun

1. a large, fork-tailed trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of the lakes of Canada and the northern U.S., valued as a food and game fish.

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lake trout British  

noun

1. a yellow-spotted char of the Great Lakes region of Canada

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Etymology

Origin of lake trout

First recorded in 1660–70

Compare meaning

How does lake-trout compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• splake vs. lake trout

Example Sentences

Jim Johnson, a retired Michigan DNR fisheries biologist who submitted an affidavit supporting the sport fishing coalition, said expanded gill netting could cause further drop-offs of whitefish and lake trout.

From Seattle Times

They learned a similar situation had occurred in the Great Lakes in the 1960s, when lake trout had exhibited similar behaviors after gorging on alewives, another fish chock-full of thiaminase.

From Los Angeles Times

The deal involves contentious issues for groups wanting shares of a dwindling resource, as populations of valuable species — particularly lake trout, whitefish and salmon — have fallen over the past two decades.

From Seattle Times

“He said, ‘This is going to be a silver lake trout.’

From Washington Post

Besides boats not being able to use his marina, Valdez worries about the reservoir’s kokanee salmon, which are important food for prized lake trout and tasty game fish in their own right.

From Seattle Times