Moby Dick Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 At the dock Monday morning, a guy who had 8 fish (5 more then me) said he caught a splake. I looked at it in the cooler and it looked alot like a Laker. It did seem to have a long nose. In 40 years of fishing off St. Joe never heard of a splake being caught. It looked to be about 28 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpointdf Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I have caught them in Canada, never in Lake Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Bucks Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I'm not sure I'd know the difference. This picture comes from the DNR fishing guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Hook Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Went to the DNR stocking website. Michigan stopped stocking splake in Lake Michigan in 2008. During 2000 (didn't search back any farther) to 2008, they were only stocked in Little Bay De Noc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Being a hybrid they probably don't reproduce. I don't think I could ID one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 So it probably wasn't a Splake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Hook Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Unless Wisconsin, Illinois or Indiana are stocking them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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