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)
>
