They catch chinook salmon, coho salmon, lake trout, rainbow trout, and brown trout. By the way, there are heath benefits to eating fish like lake trout that are high in omega 3 fats, but that’s another story in itself. SUBSCRIBE NOW 99¢ per month.
Lake trout stocking was already being reduced as of 2015. Lake trout are readily available in large numbers in the cold dark depths of the lake. My wife grilled this filet tonight. His crew cleans and bags up to five fish per customer (only two lake trout), which they can take home to eat. This reduction is being implemented in fall of 2016 independent of any Chinook salmon cut or additional measures related to lake trout. Michigan Department Health and Human Services’ Eat Safe Fish Guide Some fish contain chemicals that can harm your health. Some charter boat owners worry the advisory will hurt business but Myer doubts there will be a lasting effect.He said he enjoys eating lake trout and many people choose to smoke the fish to help eliminate possible contaminants and oil.State officials say the new advisory does not mean that contamination from PCBs, dioxins and the chemical compound Chlordane is a worsening problem in Lake Michigan trout.The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said the risks of real harm from occasionally eating lake trout are slim.DNR fisheries division acting chief Jim Dexter says the advisory “serves as a guideline, not a mandate.”Scott Shelagowski, the owner of Scott’s Sportfishing Charters Inc. in Muskegon, said lake trout were rarely targeted and most of the time they are released back in the water. The tactics discussed below that work on Lake Michigan should help you catch them on other lakes that have similar populations of fish. Perhaps the lake trout caught in the lower great lakes have a different taste too, whether fat or lean, because the waters aren’t as cold and clean as Lake Superior. are two closely related groups of species that are among our most popular freshwater fish.They can be caught in a variety of waters from streams to the Great Lakes. Several days later, she called and said they had There is a myth out there in many people’s minds that lake trout are not good to eat… that they are too oily, or fishy tasting and the only way to make good table fare is to smoke them and some people just don’t like the smoke taste either.
Those beliefs may be true of some lake trout caught in certain waters and depths, but it’s not true for all lake trout and I am writing to dispel that hogwash.Aother form, lean lake trout, have only 10 to 15% body fat and sometimes, depending on their feed, can have a very pink to orange color meat. Unfortunately, some of those water bodies have been polluted with chemicals including PCBs, dioxins, and mercury. MDHHS tests filets of fish taken from Michigan’s lakes They have gone from despicable to somewhat tolerable when small. Some will almost be as orange as Chinook or coho salmon flesh.So where does the belief come from that lake trout aren’t good to eat?