Lake Whitefish

Lake Whitefish (Coregonus Clupeaformis) is a species of freshwater fish from the Salmon family found in North America, particularly in cold lakes throughout Canada and northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. Sometimes called Humpback, for the small size of its head in relation to the body, Lake Whitefish is usually silvery to white in coloration with greenish or brown dorsal hues and can be distinguished by its overhanging snout and forked tail. These fish commonly weigh from 3.3 lb to 6.6 lb but sometimes unique specimen of up to 11 lb in weight can be caught as well. Full grown Lake Whitefish mostly feed on bottom-dwelling animals like snail, insect larvae, mussels and clams as well as insects.