Is Splake Good to Eat?
Splake. a Hatchery Hybrid of Lake Trout and Brook Trout, the Splake Is Better Tasting Than Both of Its Parents. Perhaps It Is Hybrid Vigour, or Maybe It Is...
Splake. A hatchery hybrid of lake trout and brook trout, the splake is better tasting than both of its parents. Perhaps it is hybrid vigour, or maybe it is some genetic anomaly, but splake are truly a unique delight. Smoked, fried, baked or grilled, it is tough to beat them.
What do you use to catch splake?
- catch them in shallow water just after ice-out using light tackle or flies.
- rising water temperatures send splake into deeper water to feed on minnows and other fish.
- shy and easily-spooked.
- will take a range of small minnow-imitating plugs and small, flashy spoons and spinners.
- good ice fishing catch.
What is the difference between a brook trout and a splake?
It can often be difficult to tell the difference between a brook and the hybrid. An easy way to tell is by looking at the tail. Splake tend to have a small fork in the tail, this trait is passed down from the lake trout. The brook trout tend to have no fork visible in their tails, hence the name “square tails”.
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