Merrill Creek Res lake trout question:

[shucker]

Nope just cheese and maple syrup from vermont

[Falcon]

Andy, The problem I see is that they eat everything in site...take away from the rest...
When Merrill Creek opened up there were Rainbow trout to 6 lbs that were unreal to fish for... and the Small Bass fishery was bar none...Now after the stocking Lakers and then Browns the foliage base went down hill fast...they stock herring to keep fish alive....

Best lake in the State I hope they can bring it back....

[AndyS]

Problem being is the herring go deep in the winter, right into the mouths of the waiting lake trout, done deal.

Now you got 20 lb. lake trout swimming around MC, till the herring are all gone.

[Lard Almighty]

From "Freshwater Gamefish of North America" by Dick Sternberg:

"[Lake trout] spawn in fall at water temperatures of 48 to 55 F, usually on rocky reefs less than 40 feet deep and sometimes on reefs only a foot deep. Occasionally, lake trout swim up rivers to spawn. They do not build a redd, but scatter the eggs over rocks. The eggs slip into crevices where they can incubate over the winter, safe from predators. After spawning, the adults disperse, sometimes moving as far as 100 miles from the spawning reef. A lake trout usually spawns on the same reef each year."

[Moz]

Originally Posted by shucker

Nope just cheese and maple syrup from vermont

Ben & Jerry's too! Phish Food to stay on topic is a good flavor.

[Polelock]

I've never fished MC but if the lakers stay on track like in RV, then there is gonna be a problem down the road...