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Mackinaw trout † 
a North American char, Cristivomer namaycush, having important commercial value.
See also: lake trout
- 1845 No more delicious repast can be offered than a fine Mackinaw trout, caught from the depths of his cool retreat.
- 1866 There are several varieties of Lake trout, though very similar to one another in habit and qualities; the Mackinaw-trout (Salmo amethystus) being the chief in point of excellence as it is in size; attaining frequently enormous proportions.
- 1961 The laker (mackinaw trout) is a record. Largest Canadian sport-caught lake char . . . is an 87 pounder. . . .
- 1845 No more delicious repast can be offered than a fine Mackinaw trout, caught from the depths of his cool retreat.