Also known as White Trout. Have paler flesh, less flavor, and attain to larger size than Brook Trout. They are found in Lake Ontario, Niagara River, in many lakes of Northern New York and Pennsylvania and in those of the New England States. Usual weight from three to five pounds. These fish mostly swim near the bottom, from fifty to one hundred feet beneath the face of the water, and in warm weather rarely rise to the fly. The best spots for fishing in lakes are outfalls of streams, rocky patches and banks, the edges of reed-beds, and the sloping shores at the point where, without being shallow, the water is not too deep for the bottom to be seen. The use of a boat is an advantage in lake-fishing, as by its means not only can a greater range of water be fished, but fished in shorter time. Moreover, the margins of reed-beds and submerged banks, usually amongst the best casts, can rarely be commanded from the shore, even with wading.

Lake Trout are caught either by trolling or still-fishing. For tackle use stiff Bass rod, from twelve to sixteen feet, with click-reel attached ; Cod line of silk, or silk and hair, of one hundred and fifty to two hundred and fifty feet; leaders of silk-worm gut six feet; small Cod hooks ; gaff-hook and landing-net. The fish are lured with the phantom minnow, or small spoon. If bait is preferred let it be crawfish, or small live fish.