8.5lb. Merrill Creek Lake Trout:

[Fishon1982]

That is a awesome laker Steve

[Capt. Lou]

Actually there are several fishing methods to take big trout from any lake that stratifies below the 50 th parallel.
LB is one that many rely on to catch big trout , however the recognition of seasonal methods & how to apply those actually results in more consistent catches of bigger trout .
The most overlooked is fishing according to temps , if you do not master this you'll never get share of large trout.
I never believed in patking inone spot unless that particular body of water is prone to decent water being available in one region only.