18lbs Lake Trout

[1babyblue5]

Was out at Spray Lakes fishing for the family day weekend
on Sunday Feb 15 and this was the catch of the day!!


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[burbotman]

Great fish!

Two large lakers out of spray on the same weekend?

Must be a planetary alignment

[Bhflyfisher]

Guess a couple of em got the idea to start eating each other. Nice looking fish.

[huntsfurfish]

Another awesome fish out of there. wow.

[Bobby B.]

Congrats! A great day for sure.

Bobby

[spinN'flyfish]

truly amazing,,, awesome :sHa_shakeshout:

[Brandonkop]

Great laker... wish I hooked one like that when I was there. They do exist but where they hide only you seem to know.

[FBI NATIVE GUY]

Beauty Fish!!!

[J0HN_R1]

Do you keep it, or release it ?

[EZM]

Nice Laker. Pretty big for spray .... how much did that one weigh in the pictures?

[1babyblue5]

I released him for someone else to catch. He was 18 lbs when I weighted him

[FreshAirGetter]

Just the scenery alone would make it worth going there...but catching a lunker like that helps too :-)

[Mike_W]

Great catch congrats!!!

[hiddenwalleye]

:confused0068:....Awesome Laker from Spray.!!

HW

[edmhunter]

Nice and what a setting to fish in Congrats man!

[whitetail Junkie]

awesome trout!

[pikeslayer22]

Awsome Catch Congrats! Ignore the negative comments

[edmhunter]

who cares?

Right on man! Congrats to the OP and good fisherman, I am jealous! :)

[Pixel Shooter]

thanks for sharing, sweet catch :)

[The Spruce]

Awesome laker for Spray!

Spruce

[marlin1]

nice one , good on you for releasing it . Smaller ones probably better eating anyways . Could be the fish of a lifetime out of there

[petersenp]

18 pounds? its weird that a 14 pounder looks bigger, i dunno about you but if i caught an 18 pound fish i wouldn't be throwing it back for someone else....just sayin

[wildside2014]

18 pounds? its weird that a 14 pounder looks bigger, i dunno about you but if i caught an 18 pound fish i wouldn't be throwing it back for someone else....just sayin

The golden rule is to release the bigger fish peter. whats the point of keeping the big breeders? They don't taste as good as the little tykes

[burbotman]

18 pounds? its weird that a 14 pounder looks bigger, i dunno about you but if i caught an 18 pound fish i wouldn't be throwing it back for someone else....just sayin

And that sums up our problems with fisheries management in alberta

[Kyle]

I released him for someone else to catch. He was 18 lbs when I weighted him

Beauty fish, great to hear she was released.

And that sums up our problems with fisheries management in alberta

x2

[SCHOOCH]

Pictures are just as good to make a mount if thats the plan......breeders need to go back, beauty fish buddy by the way that lake is showing some great fish lately !!!!!!!

[Northern Yaker]

And that sums up our problems with fisheries management in alberta

X3

[petersenp]

The golden rule is to release the bigger fish peter. whats the point of keeping the big breeders? They don't taste as good as the little tykes

to be fair It is the best tasting fish ive ever had, i was worried it wouldnt be good as people say the bigger they are the grosser they are, maybe we got lucky with this one

[petersenp]

And that sums up our problems with fisheries management in alberta

lol a little sensitive are we, c'mon its all in the fun, sometimes you throw them back sometimes you dont, just how it works bud

[10pt]

Nice fish!

[CK Angler]

And that sums up our problems with fisheries management in alberta


Couldn't have said it better

[CK Angler]

18 pounds? its weird that a 14 pounder looks bigger, i dunno about you but if i caught an 18 pound fish i wouldn't be throwing it back for someone else....just sayin



Don't judge a fish by a picture. This one I'm holding is approx 12-14 lbs based of measurements. It's all about angle and distance.

[petersenp]

lol too serious congrats to all that have caught big fish whether they kept it or not

[58thecat]

Just the scenery alone would make it worth going there...but catching a lunker like that helps too :-)

Agree:sHa_shakeshout:

[diesel_power]

Would love to catch one of those. Nice fish!!!

[rottik9]

Well done, we need to understand it not about just the freezer. If it were, we would not go...we spend a lot of cash to fish/hunt, if we figured it by cost per pound it would be very high. It is good to see you, and many AO folks, understand the earth is not ours...we just rent it from our kids.