| Splake trout are a hybrid species, produced | | | | using light tackle or flies, though deeper |
| by reproduction between the lake and brook | | | | lures may be required in the summer months |
| trout. Adult growth in splake trout is faster | | | | when the fish retreat to deeper waters. |
| than in either of its two parent species, | | | | |
| with many fish known to grow as long as 18 | | | | Maine is home to hundreds of ideal splake |
| inches in length in just two years. Their | | | | trout fishing locations, with over 50 lakes |
| appearance is very similar to that of the | | | | dedicated to the breeding and fishing of |
| brook trout, though the presence of a | | | | splake trout alone. Some of the best fishing |
| slightly forked tail helps distinguish the | | | | locations in Maine are the Messalonskee Lake, |
| splake trout from the brook trout. In recent | | | | Kennebec River and Baxtor State Park, all of |
| years, splake trout have primarily been bred | | | | which are absolutely teeming with splake |
| for their fishing opportunity, and are now | | | | trout. However, no matter where in Maine your |
| present throughout most of Mains freshwater | | | | fishing trip takes you, youre unlikely to be |
| rivers and lakes. Due to the ease of which | | | | very far away from a prime splake trout |
| splake trout can be bred, their presence is | | | | location. |
| not uncommon, with the species now found | | | | |
| throughout the US and Canada. | | | | Splake trout make the perfect introductory |
| | | | catch, offering beginner and experienced |
| The major advantage of the splake trout is | | | | anglers alike the opportunity to land |
| the relative ease of which it can be caught | | | | fantastic fish. Couple this with their |
| all year round, making it a firm favourite | | | | relative abundance and reasonably good size, |
| with anglers from around the world. Like many | | | | and you have one of the best game fish |
| other species, splake trout prefer the | | | | available in Maine. Whether you prefer a |
| colder, deeper waters, and can be found in | | | | quiet day by the river or a more adventurous |
| almost any freshwater location during the | | | | boat trip out onto the lake, a little |
| winter. In the spring and autumn months, | | | | patience will yield great rewards when |
| splake trout can be caught near the surface | | | | looking to land splake trout. |