Where are splake stocked?

Splake are usually stocked in cool water lakes where either lake or brook trout have not been able to survive, and quite often splake have been successful. Like the lake trout, splake are found in deep water during the summer to avoid high water temperatures and feed on open-water prey.

Where can I fish for splake?

Know Where to Look Since Splake are half Lake Trout, you can also find them in lakes. Trout are one of the most stocked game species. So you can find this trout species in different bodies of water including ponds, streams, and so on. You can also find trout in the deep waters of some great lakes.

What lures to use for splake?

Silver spoons with a splash of colour like red, orange or chartreuse are a good choice. Splake do like a little colour. You can also cast crankbaits such as the Rapala Husky Jerk or XRap. These lures work well when the splake are extra aggressive and are actively feeding.

What makes a splake fish?

The splake or slake (Salvelinus namaycush x Salvelinus fontinalis) is a hybrid of two fish species resulting from the crossing of a male brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and a female lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

When did the splake fish start to grow?

In 1990, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife began a pilot program to determine if splake could provide acceptable fisheries in waters where stocked brook trout had failed. Splake grew at a faster rate than stocked brook trout. Splake survived to older ages than stocked brook trout.

What kind of fish does the splake fish eat?

Splake fed on other fish species, such as white perch and yellow perch, that typically out-compete brook trout. In one study water, stocked brook trout rarely survived beyond age 1 and returns to the anglers were in the 2-8% range.

Where can a splake hybrid be found in the world?

Splake. Although the hybrid is genetically stable and is, theoretically, capable of reproducing, splake reproduction is extremely rare, for behavioural reasons, outside the hatchery environment. The only known natural reproduction has occurred in five lakes in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada and, in each case,…

What kind of tail does a splake have?

Splake tend to have a slight fork in the tail, a trait passed down from its lake trout parent, while brook trout tend to have no fork or “square” tails. Splake are a hybrid trout resulting from the cross of brook trout and lake trout.