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Fishing: Species

They are the top species of Saskatchewan sportfishing, and they are all large and plentiful at Milton Lake.

Here's what you will find at Milton Lake, the Porcupine and East Porcupine Rivers that flow into the lake, and at the other fly-out lakes in the area that are open to our guests:

Arctic grayling:

Thymallus arcticus, also known as bluefish and arctic trout;
Prefer cold, clear waters of large rivers and rocky creeks, like the mouth of the Porcupine River where it enters Milton Lake; seldom found in deep water;
Two- to three-pounders often taken in northern Canada; grow up to 16 or 17 inches;
World record is 5 pounds 15 ounces, North West Territories, Canada, in 1967.

Lake trout:

Salvelinus namaycush;
Need cold, clear, well-oxygenated water; in summer will move to depths of 50 to 100 feet, but can be found at 20 feet or less in spring and fall;
May reach age of 40 years, and in cold lakes may take 15 years to reach two pounds; typically grow up to just under three feet in length, and 40 to almost 50 pounds;
World record is 72 pounds caught in Great Bear Lake, North West Territories, Canada, on August 19, 1995; a 102-pound lake trout was taken in a gillnet in northern Saskatchewan in 1961.

Northern pike:

Esox lucius, better known as jack, jackfish, or great northern pike;
Live in almost any type of fresh water, from shallow marshes to coldwater streams; reach greatest abundance in weedy bays of natural lakes and rivers with heavy weed growth;
In the north, can live up to 25 years; grow to 50 inches in the north, and can weigh up to 30 pounds;
World record is 55 pounds 1 ounce in Lake of Grefeern, Germany, on October 16, 1986.

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