I believe Don was correct, The tiger trout is a hybrid of the Brown and the Brook trout, no rainbow blood richard.
bt ----- Original Message ----- From: "rdembry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 12:30 PM Subject: Re: Tiger Trout? Been around a long time . . . > 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) > > > > > > > > > >
