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)
