Common name: LANDLOCKED ATLANTIC SALMON
Other names: SEBAGO SALMON, QUANANICHE
Scientific name: Salmo salar
Origin: Native
Adult Size: Average size is 16-18 inches and 1-1 1/2 pounds, but 3-5 pound fish are not uncommon.
Common name: LAKE TROUT, TOGUE
Other names: LAKER, GREY TROUT, MACKINAW
Scientific name: Salvelinus namaycush
Origin: Native
Adult Size: In most waters, lake trout commonly reach lengths of 18 to 24 inches and weights of 2 to 4 pounds. They are among the longest lived and largest freshwater game fish, often living 20 years or more and attaining sizes of over 30 inches and 10 pounds.
Common name: RAINBOW SMELT
Other names: SMELT, FRESHWATER SMELT, AMERICAN SMELT
Scientific name: Osmerus mordax
Origin: Native
Adult Size: Maine smelt can reach a wide variety of sizes. In many lakes smelt grow to a maximum size of 3-5 inches, depending on food, competition, and growing conditions. Smelt in northern Maine lakes commonly average 6-8 inches in length, and some Maine lakes grow smelt as large as 14 inches
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