Favorite Great Lakes fish?

[Jim Hudson]

So, with the many different species swimming in these giant bodies of water, whats your fav?

For me, I am addicted to catching big Lake Trout.. Be it spring through winter, I chase them as much as I can.. Just love how tough the big dudes and gals are when you latch onto them, especially jigging. Nothing quite like a 20lb + fish on a jig stick in deep water. Its a riot.

[Borch]

I love the big Kings with their long, powerful runs and aerobatic jumps. Although I haven't stuck any big lakers so maybe I'm missing something.

[reinhard1]

King's would be mine also, but it's been a long time since i have caught any large one's. i'm speaking of Lake Superior here only. never have fished any other great lake. i remember the good old day's in the 80's when we had good run's. it was 1988 when my brother got a former state record out of the Babtism. but the day's of the 30 lb plus salmon on the northshore are over i think. Steelhead are always close to my heart and Coho's are certainly tasty. good luck.

[Jim Almquist]

I just love when a King hits. When the reel keeps on screaming long after you grab the rod. Then you tighten up the line and they make a few jumps just to get your heart going a bit.

The Cohos are some tasty eating

[End of the Line]

I'll take a steelhead all day baby!!!! We go to Lake Michigan a couple of times a year and that's what I love to catch. Not too far back are the Kings though.

[tunrevir]

I'm with Joel, I like the acrobatic nonsense of those big steelhead but the hard charging runs of big kings is a close second. Nothing like watching a planer board sotp dead and just get buried only to see a steelhead dancing across the surface cartwheeling along. I haven't experienced deep jigging for lake trout but have done some fall casting for kings in the skinny water with lighter tackle and that can really be a riot as well.

Tunrevir~

[Sutty]

That's a tough one. I have had wonderful Walleye fishing on Erie. The acrobatics of the Steelhead are amazing, I love it when they are jumping around messing up all your lines and you can't figure out which rod they are on! One of my favorite memories is of a steelhead that hit a flasher fly on a downrigger 90 feet down and rocketed to the surface made about 4 jumps right at the boat the last one landing in the net. I think it was over in less than 20 seconds. The power of the Kings is tough to beat, i still have not caught one bigger than prob 23 or 24 lbs. Sometimes even a 15 pounder will give ya fits. It's close but prob have to go with Kings.

[live4chrome]

Steelhead. No question. Then its those stupid loopers. Love my rainbows

[traveler]

Kings # 1

Steelies a close second

Cohos for the table hands down

Lakers not so much

[Garett Svir]

I've got to vote steelhead! Those chrome rockets fight like your hooked onto a truck bumper.

[monstermoose78]

atlantic salmon then it would be brookies then lake trout.

[JBMasterAngler]

Where can you go to have a realistic chance at catching an atlantic salmon? I think that would be a great oppurtunity.

[reinhard1]

Lake Ontario has some as far as i know, as far as the great lakes. otherwise Labrador or Newfoundland. good luck.

[Transporter]

Closest to this area is the St.Marys River.

[monstermoose78]

The last one I caught was 1997

[DREZLER]

Chinooks over 20 lbs. And right now in lake michigan theres a lot of em!

[JBMasterAngler]

Coho's were my favorite to catch by the way. They are a blast to catch out of a canoe! Are the atlantic's in the st mary's river stocked or natural? Sorry for partially hijacking the thread.

[Transporter]

Originally stocked, but some if not all natural reproduction now.

[Tom Linderholm]

I would share with the rest of the fans in here that Kings are King, as for today Browns would be second in my book as they are so tasty, followed by the Steelhead, Lakers and Walleye!

[tacklejunkie]

Although I agree with the DNR not stocking any more of them in Superior, kings are the most fun.

When a king hits, you will never mistaken it for a laker or a walleye.

[lovethegitch]

My fav is splake for eating. All time fav is jigging for lakers on superior. I have been doing it for 30 years and still get very excited EVERY TIME i get bit.

[kkahmann]

I live on Lake Nipigon--within 3 miles of where the world record Speckled trout was caught--its still a good fishing hole. I've boated 3 lakers over 50lbs.

I tell people this all the time. Go to the mouth of the Nipigon river on Lake Superior right after a rain in early October. Drift a spawn bag or hotshot a rapala and hit a steelhead fresh in from the big lake. Them babies are hard as a rock and will tail walk for a mile. They will jump eye high when you're standing in the boat. Man that is some real fishing!

[lovethegitch]

WAY COOL NIPIGON IS MY DREAM DESTINATION LIVING ON THAT LAKE IS THE DREAM OF A LIFETIME!!!!

[fishgutz77]

the King is still King with me, I've never boated one over 4 #s on the gitch but I still love the fight and the taste.

but a smoked red fin is hard to beat.

[Schollmeier]

Kings, lakers, I like 'em all.

My Favorite (if I'm on the South Shore)

Close second - first through the ice

And one that is gaining favor now that I'm piecing together how to find them: