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Hi Folks, I’ll be talking about what we've learned so far from this lake trout tracking study at a virtual webinar held by Sea Grant next Wednesday from 12-1pm. The webinar will be on Zoom and is open to the public if you’re interested in attending. I'll give a 30 minute presentation followed by 30 ...

Hi everyone. My name is Matt Futia and I'm a graduate student at UVM researching lake trout with Dr. Ellen Marsden. We've been placing small, black tracking devices in the body cavity of lake trout in Lake Champlain to study their movement and habitat use throughout the lake. All of the fish we are ...

The first time I enjoyed eating fish as a kid was a delicious lake trout meal that my grandmother prepared. All I remember now is that the filet was covered in almond slices and I loved it. I wish I had her recipe today. While lakers might not be the top choice fish, I think they can still make a gr...

mhf (Matt) The increase in natural reproduction and successful growth of Lake Trout after the "discovery" of Alewives would appear to indicate that the impact by Alewives on Lake Trout and Atlantics is going in opposite directions! In many lakes on the West Coast, Lake trout are the Apex ...

@tmcaul Bagman is correct in that Great Lakes fish affected by the deficiency are treated. The lakes that have alewife as a major prey see thiamine deficiency, mainly as limiting offspring survival. The deficiency can impact adults too, but it is pretty rare. To account for the limited survival, hat...

You're welcome TUnamas! The benefits are mutual, there is a lot of great information in these forums and I'm happy to participate and provide any useful information I have. And thank you for that opportunity in the spring! I really appreciate it. I plan on sticking around for at least a few years so...

I've read articles for years stating that salmon that eat alewives die because of a substance in the alewife. Can't remember the name of the substance. Then the other day I read an article that claims the same thing about smelt. Can anyone substantiate this? The smelt thing I find hard to believe. ...