Definition of lake herring
: a cisco (Coregonus artedii) found from the Mississippi River basin, Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River northward and important as a commercial food fish
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Hypothetically, Bronte said a higher lake herring population could help improve several issues now seen in the lake.
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1842
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