johnr 47 Report post Posted December 27, 2012 Caught a couple "off colored trout" this past summer that I would at first glance identify as 9" brookies. In checking the stocked lake pamphlet it appears that splake are stocked in this particular lake and that brookies have also been caught. I am told that the difference is very subtle and even the tail on such a small fish may or may not reveal an identifiable or pronounced fork. Are they that similar????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MNR Report post Posted January 30, 2013 Positive identification is sometimes difficult using external characteristics. Characteristics of a splake include:Slightly deep-bodied fish Intermediate between brook trout and lake trout Tricoloured fins Light spots on dark background, some red spots but lacking the blue halo Slightly forked tail (not usually deeply forked like the tail of a lake trout) The only way to positively distinguish splake is to count the pyloric caeca (finger-like projections of the intestine): splake (65 to 85); brook trout (23 to 55); lake trout (93 or more). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites