lake herring
noun
: a cisco (Coregonus artedi) found from the Mississippi River basin, Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River northward and important as a commercial food fish
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But massive numbers of native cisco (often called lake herring) and invasive rainbow smelt hatched in 2022 have created an unprecedented amount of food for Lake Superior trout and salmon to gorge on, biologists say.
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John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 June 2024
Iridescent scales popped into the air like confetti as the men gripped and untangled the flopping lake herring from the net.
—Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
Plump lake trout reigned atop a food web loaded with species such as perch, sturgeon, lake herring, whitefish and chubs.
—Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2011
The trio is charged with catching ciscoes — also known as lake herring or tullibees — using seine nets and other unlawful methods and then selling them to bait shops, gas stations and other retailers from October 2012 to December 2016.
—Erin Adler, Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
Hypothetically, Bronte said a higher lake herring population could help improve several issues now seen in the lake.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2018
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John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 June 2024
Iridescent scales popped into the air like confetti as the men gripped and untangled the flopping lake herring from the net.
—Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
Plump lake trout reigned atop a food web loaded with species such as perch, sturgeon, lake herring, whitefish and chubs.
—Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2011
The trio is charged with catching ciscoes — also known as lake herring or tullibees — using seine nets and other unlawful methods and then selling them to bait shops, gas stations and other retailers from October 2012 to December 2016.
—Erin Adler, Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
Hypothetically, Bronte said a higher lake herring population could help improve several issues now seen in the lake.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2018
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