Tiger trout have been around for a long time (relatively). In the mid-70's, the Nevada Fish & Game planted some in a lake near where I lived in Elko, NV. The trout were aggressive, good fighters, and grew quickly. If the trout were available to Nevada in the mid-70's, I suspect they were around elsewhere before that.
I believe the concept with tiger trout is not necessarily to control species like the perch. Remember, it's just a hybrid brook/rainbow trout. Rather, the fish is similar to the triploid fish in that they are sterile, and pack on the poundage very quickly. I don't know how the cost of tiger trout compare to triploid rainbows, but if tiger trout were less expensive, then it would seem logical that WDFW would start planting them in lieu of triploid. Richard Embry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dell Coppock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Don Sax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WA Fly Fishers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 2:42 PM Subject: Re: Tiger Trout? > > > > I think the WDFW is hoping that these will reduce the stunted Perch > population in some of the lakes that they are no longer able manage by using > rotenone. > Dell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Sax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WA Fly Fishers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 2:36 PM > Subject: Tiger Trout? > > > > In last week's Spokesman-Review there was an article about a hybrid trout > > species called a tiger trout that was just introduced by the WDFW into a > > small lake near here. > > > > The trout (called a tiger trout) is a sterile cross between a brook and a > > brown. It has the brook's vermiculations and the brown's coloring. This > > fish is more aggressive than either of its parents and is a surface > feeder. > > I have read that because it is so aggressive, it is relatively easy to > > catch. And because it will take dry flies as well as wet flies, this > hybrid > > is an excellent quarry for fly fisherman. > > > > About 5,000 4"to 5" tiger trout have been released into a 47 acre lake > near > > Cheney called Fish Lake. Most of those should reach 8" or more by next > > spring. > > > > Sounds like a lot of fun. Has anyone on the list had any experience > > catching these? Is this a new species for Washington? And finally, does > > WDFW plan to expand the tiger trout stocking program? > > > > Don > > (Spokane) > > > >
