Fish Identification

Lake Superior Fish

Brown Trout

The interior of a Brown Trout's mouth is entirely white. Lake Brown Trout usually are silver in the water; once out of the water, the typical large round spots, accented by a light colored hollow, begin to show. Brown Trout are football-shaped. Normally, the tail fin has 9-10 rays, which differs it from other trout and salmon.

Brown Trout inhabit waters nearer to the shoreline where they are caught by shallow trolling.

Chinook (King)

Key to identifying a Chinook are its teeth set in black gums. A flare, simular to the handle of a canoe paddle, is located at the base of their tails. They usually have spots on the top half of the tail, which sometimes also appear on the lower half of the tail. Typically, Chinook have 15-17 rays on their tail fins.

Chinook are best caught in open waters in the spring and summer. On the line, they jump, roll, and are powerful, making some long reel screaming runs.

Coho

The interior of a Coho's mouth is usually gray or black; the gums are a whitish color. The tail is spotted on the top. The tail fin usually has 12-15 rays.

Coho are best caught in the spring and summer within 10 miless off shore in aobut 20-40 feet of water near schools of smelt. On the line, they often roll sideways and become entangled in the tackle.

Lake Trout

Lake Trout are typically two-colored, splitting gray on top and white below, with a creamy white mottling on the back and spots on their sides. Thier spots grade from large near their front gill to small near their tails. Their tails are forked.

Lake Trout are found in deep cold waters making Lake Superior a very natural habitat for them. In the spring and the fall spawning season, when the water is very cold, they may be found in shallow lake edges. During summer and winter, they are caught by trolling and still fishing in 50 to 200 feet of water. Once on the line, they reel in with little argument.

Steelhead

A Steelhead's mouth is white inside. Its cheeks are a rosy pink, along with a line sometimes found along its side. Its tail area is potted and its tail fin has 10-12 rays.

Steelhead's are found in big waters during the late spring and summer. They are usually caught within a mile off shore at depths of less than 50 feet.

Yellow Perch

A favorite fish for eating, the Yellow Perch is a little counsin of the Walleye. They have a very distinctive appearance, particularly with their stripes.

Perch run in schools. They are best caught by trolling. Often times, various places and depths will need to be tried before you begin to catch them. Most often, the bigger perch are found a foot or so off of the bottom in 20 to 50 feet of water. In the spring and fall, perch are found in shallow waters; during the rest of the year, they are found in deeper waters. The best time to fish for Perch is in the morning and evenings, but they do not feed at night.

Walleye and Sauger

Members of the Perch family, Walleye and Sauger fish look alike. Like Perch, both Walley and Sauger run in schools.

Walleye and Saugers are found in deep rock areas close to the shore, near points and river mouths. In the spring and fall, they are found in shallow waters; in the summer, they are in deep waters. Walleye and Sauger are caught during the morning, afternoon, evenings, and up until midnight.

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