World Record Lake Trout

There have been some huge trout caught recently, but none are even remotely close to this record. The world record lake trout is 102 lbs (46.2 kg). This incredible trout was caught using a gillnet in 1961.

102lb lake trout

The largest lake trout on a rod and reel is 72 lbs, caught by Lloyd Bull in Great Bear Lake, Canada on July 19, 1991.

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July 26, 2009 by Clive Mathias

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  • avatar Adrian
    2 years, 6 months ago #

    and here I thought the last trout was big, thats a monster!!

  • avatar jered reiss
    1 year, 10 months ago #

    You guys might be interested at a lake trout mount that hangs in the saskatchewan fish hatcherey near Fort Qu’Appelle saskatchewan. The fish was caught in a net. and ways over 100 pounds no lie the mount is very old and worn out but the size is unbeilivable

  • avatar peter
    9 months, 2 weeks ago #

    thats how canadians do it!!

  • avatar Jeff
    9 months, 2 weeks ago #

    A guide I worked with Matt Cornell owns two unofficial world records that are advertised on the Plummers Arctic Lodges site(great bear lake) as 78 lbs and another 74 lber. They were ruled out as he assisted the landing. But they were larger than this one. When you look at the pictures its unbelievable to see in comparison to a grown man.
    Also the gill net record is so not accurate. There are lake trout landed by native nets in Saskatchewan, NWT and Nunavut that exceed 100 lbs every so often. I cant believe 102 is the largest for that kinda record. No native in these areas reports their catches to anyone.
    If you go to LaRonge Saskatchewan to the trading post you can see another 80 lber on the wall. Ridiculous looking fish. One day. One day :) The more you wet your noodle in the right waters. one day.

  • avatar Clive Mathias
    9 months, 2 weeks ago #

    I can imagine!

    I’m sure there are several world records caught that never get recognition!

  • avatar Richard
    3 weeks, 4 days ago #

    Reindeer Lake saskatchewan has alot of huge fish taken each year and have never been reported and alot of gill nets become damaged from these deep water monsters!

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