Lake whitefish - Wikipedia
The lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America. Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake whitefish is sometimes referred to as a "humpback" fish due to the small size of the head in relation to the ...
The Legendary Lake Whitefish - Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage …
Lake Whitefish, a native of the Great Lakes, could be considered the unsung hero of the Great Lakes fishery. Lake Whitefish have served as an important and popular commercial fish (and occasionally as recreationally caught fish) throughout time, and still today.
Species Profile - Lake Whitefish - Minnesota DNR
Lake whitefish occur in Lake Superior and in many deep, cool-water lakes in northern Minnesota. They are present in many lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and in lakes of the Upper Mississippi River drainage. They require cool, well-oxygenated water in the summertime.
20 Lake Superior Fish Species (Fishable & Non) - Pond Informer
2020年5月14日 · However, the largest whitefish ever on record was actually caught in Lake Superior, and was a whopping 42 pounds! As juveniles, they’re found along shallow shorelines and feed on zooplankton, but as adults move to much deeper waters and feed on aquatic insects, freshwater shrimps, fish eggs, and small fish.
Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife …
Common among the northern latitudes around the globe, lake whitefish occur in the Great Lakes and a number of inland lakes, inhabiting cold-water environments. An important food source for Native Americans, whitefish continue to play a large role in subsistence, commercial and recreational fisheries across their range.
Lake Whitefish - Michigan Sea Grant
Lake whitefish are a benthic coolwater fish that feed primarily on Diporeia, some small fish, and fish eggs. Whitefish spawn in November and December, usually in the shallows. As the water temperatures rise, lake whitefish school up in the dark, cool depths of the Great Lakes, sometimes retreating as deep as 200 feet.
Fishes of Minnesota-Lake whitefish - University of Minnesota …
2002年1月16日 · Lake whitefish occur in Lake Superior and in many deep, cool water lakes east of the prairie in northern Minnesota. They are present in many lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (for example, Burntside, Vermillion, and Snow Bank) and in lakes of the Upper Mississippi River drainage (for example Ball Club, Cass, Leech, and Ten Mile).
Lake Whitefish - Eat Wisconsin Fish
The lake whitefish, a fast-growing member of the trout/salmon family Salmonidae, is a mainstay of the commercial catch in the Great Lakes. In lakes Superior and Michigan, whitefish live in depths between 100 and 300 feet, but they sometimes move to shallower water at night to feed.
Great Lakes whitefish: Wild caught and close to home
2012年4月10日 · There were 3.3 million pounds of lake whitefish harvested from Lake Superior. The Great Lakes have a high quality commercial fish produced close to home that consumers can enjoy. Great Lakes whitefish from Michigan’s highly managed fisheries is caught by small, family-based operations and processed close to home.
Whitefish | Freshwater, Species, Diet | Britannica
Lake whitefishes (Coregonus) are deep-bodied forms. The largest and most valuable, C. clupeaformis of the Great Lakes region, is known by such other names as Lake Superior whitefish, whiting, and shad. It averages about 2 kg (4.5 pounds) in weight.