NH Lake Trout record 28 lbs 8 oz 39.5" Newfound Lake Albert C. Staples 4/24/1958 But if I was you I would go to a 20" hole just to be sure!!!LOL

get a good chain saw and you should be all set...

On one of our many fishing trips to Reindeer Lake in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, one of my fishing buddies landed a Lake Trout that weighed 43 pounds and measured 47 inches. Believe me, that fish would NOT fit through a 10 inch hole.
ROBBIE