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Lake Trout


Lake trout were first stocked in 1986 in hopes they would provide trophy trout fishing opportunities in deep, cold, well-oxygenated lakes like Bull Shoals and Greers Ferry. Twenty-five pounders are common in their native northern habitats, but their growth potential in Arkansas is unknown. The head, fins and dark body are completely covered with irregular white spotting. The tail is deeply forked unlike other Arkansas trout.