In 1918 a lake whitefish was caught in Lake Superior weighing in at 42.67 lbs. The record has held for over 100 years.
The Anishinabe (Ojibwe) word for Great Lakes Whitefish is Adikameg.
They need deep, cool-water to thrive. Because of this, they will move to cool, well-oxygenated water in the summertime.
Baby freshwater whitefish eat zooplankton and begin to expand their diet to include small bottom-dwelling insect larvae as they grow larger. Adult whitefish eat scuds, fingernail clams, snails, opossum shrimp, midge larvae, and even the invasive round goby.
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