lake trout

noun

: any of various trout and salmon found in lakes
especially : mackinaw trout

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Fishing enthusiasts will find plenty to love, too, as Torch Lake is home to a wide variety of fish, including lake trout, smallmouth bass, pike, whitefish, and yellow perch. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025 The previous record lake trout, caught by Dylan Smith in 2018, was also from Payette Lake. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025 Yellow Bay, on the eastern shore of Flathead Lake, is known for its wide gravelly beach where locals like to fish for lake trout, water ski, swim, boat, and even camp. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025 Within a decade after the sea lamprey arrived in Lake Michigan, commercial lake trout harvests began to plummet. Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lake trout

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lake trout was in 1668

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“Lake trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake%20trout. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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lake trout

noun
: any of various trout and salmon found in lakes
especially : mackinaw trout

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