Dennis Scepaniak caught this lake trout on Sunday, January 20, 2013, in front of Rocky Point. Jack Arnesen, native to Lake of the Woods, said this is only the third lake trout he’s seen at Rocky Point in his lifetime.

The lake trout is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. The lake trout is prized both as a game fish and as a food fish. Lake trout are the largest of the charrs; the record weighed almost 46.3 kilograms (102 lb) (netted), and 15– to 40-pound fish are not uncommon. The largest caught on a rod and reel was 72 pounds (33 kg), caught in Great Bear Lake.