Trout fishing

an angler with a big lake trout and an angler with two smaller rainbow trout

Lake Trout vs. Rainbow Trout (How Are They Different?)

While rainbow trouts are true trouts, lake trouts are actually char. Lakers have dark bodies with light spots, while rainbow trout have light bodies with dark Spots. Rainbow trout have a broad, reddish stripe along their lateral line, which lake trouts lack entirely.

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