Deanna Miles of Newport holds the 18.28-pound lake trout she caught Tuesday morning while fishing on Moosehead Lake. Credit: Moosehead Area Guide Services

Yesterday, an angler from Porter caught a 16.34-pound, 37-inch lake trout on Moosehead Lake. This morning, another trophy fish was landed there.

Deanna Miles of Newport was fishing with Harold King, owner of Moosehead Area Guide Services, when she landed an 18.28-pound trout measuring 37.5 inches long with a 21⅜-inch girth.

The fish was weighed on an official scale at Indian Hill Trading Post.

Deanna Miles of Newport and guide Harold King display Miles’ 18.28-pound lake trout after it was weighed on an official scale at Indian Hill Trading Post. The fish measured 37.5 inches long with a 21-inch girth. Credit: Moosehead Area Guide Services

King said they were trolling with downriggers in about 140 feet of water. Recent hot weather sent heat index values into the 95- to 100-degree range, and as surface temperatures climb, cold-water fish such as lake trout generally move deeper. Moosehead Lake has a maximum depth of 246 feet.

Last week, another client of the guide service landed a 14-pound lake trout.

Robert Machi, a client of Moosehead Area Guide Services, holds the 14-pound lake trout he caught on Moosehead Lake last week. Credit: Moosehead Area Guide Services

While ice-out often produces a handful of large lake trout, anglers are clearly still finding success this summer by targeting fish near the bottom. “The fishing has been great,” King said.