EAS0 OP t1_ixp2gtp wrote on November 25, 2022 at 4:23 AM

Reply to comment by Due_Platypus_3913 in [Homemade] Smoked Lake Trout by EAS0

Thank you! It was actually two trout. My husband actually trimmed a bunch of fat. They recommend not eating bigger than 25 inches.

ProbablyCranky t1_ixp2mz9 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 4:24 AM

Why do they recommend that?

EAS0 OP t1_ixp2sqs wrote on November 25, 2022 at 4:26 AM

Lake trout apparently live a really long time. If you eat the bigger ones, they are older and have absorbed more harmful stuff from the water. A lot of that stuff is also stored in fat, so it’s good to trim it.

ProbablyCranky t1_ixp2umu wrote on November 25, 2022 at 4:26 AM

Thanks!

Due_Platypus_3913 t1_ixwklmz wrote on November 26, 2022 at 11:04 PM

Yeah,some of them get GIGANTIC!