Eggs remain on the spawning ground until they hatch the following spring. Young lake whitefish generally move from the shallow, inshore areas to deeper water by early summer. Lake whitefish are delicious, important commercially in the Great Lakes, and sought by sport fishermen, especially during fall and winter. Distribution of lake whitefish in NY state. Dark dots represent where actual samples of lake whitefish were taken.
White dots represent historic distributions.
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