04-03-2008, 12:50 AM
I still think this could be some kind of April Fool's joke, but here's some little bits of information....
The previous Lake Tahoe record for a lake trout is a 37 pounder caught in 1974 (this would be an insane record breaker for Lake Tahoe, not to mention a world record for a rod and reel). On the other hand, Tahoe has a maximum depth of 1,645 feet.... so of course there could be some record lake trout down deep that have managed to elude trollers and jiggers, but pushing 80 lbs? I don't know about that one.
Siscowet lake trout are lakers that haved developed an extreme deep water lifestyle. They will spawn at 300 feet down, and are found as deep as 1,309 feet in lake Superior, which is the only Lake Siscowets have been reported.
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/230495_191888_7.pdf"]http://www.michigan.gov/.../230495_191888_7.pdf[/url]
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The previous Lake Tahoe record for a lake trout is a 37 pounder caught in 1974 (this would be an insane record breaker for Lake Tahoe, not to mention a world record for a rod and reel). On the other hand, Tahoe has a maximum depth of 1,645 feet.... so of course there could be some record lake trout down deep that have managed to elude trollers and jiggers, but pushing 80 lbs? I don't know about that one.
Siscowet lake trout are lakers that haved developed an extreme deep water lifestyle. They will spawn at 300 feet down, and are found as deep as 1,309 feet in lake Superior, which is the only Lake Siscowets have been reported.
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/230495_191888_7.pdf"]http://www.michigan.gov/.../230495_191888_7.pdf[/url]
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