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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Guy on September 13, 2009, 10:05:31 PM

Title: Tiger Trout!
Post by: Guy on September 13, 2009, 10:05:31 PM: Tiger Trout that is! Apparently WDFW is planting these little rascals heavily. They're a sterile hybrid, and absolutely aggressive towards a dry fly!
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These things made me and my son feel like pro-fishermen. They just kept slamming the flies!
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Post by: alecvg on September 13, 2009, 10:42:14 PM: Awesome! One of my favorite looking fish, was going to try to go after them this past summer, but ran out of time! Maybe next year!
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Post by: Dustin07 on September 14, 2009, 03:22:51 PM: that is a COOL fish! 8) where are they stocked?
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Post by: huntnphool on September 14, 2009, 04:00:42 PM: Beautiful fish
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Post by: bearpaw on September 14, 2009, 04:12:14 PM: I have not seen them before...thanks for posting....where are they stocked? :dunno:
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Post by: Guy on September 14, 2009, 07:59:17 PM: We found them while fishing Beehive, above Wenatchee (what a mess, they've let the cattle into the water... Yuck!) but I've heard they have been planted in quite a few lakes out in the basin. Don't have specifics to guide you though - these are the first we've caught.

They are NUTS for dry flies... :IBCOOL:
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Post by: hard hunter on September 14, 2009, 10:36:32 PM: Thanks for sharing. I really like those fish.
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on September 14, 2009, 11:14:57 PM: Sweet Guy! :)
Those have to be the hardest fighting freshwater lake fish i have ever caught.I caught a bunch outta fish lk outside of cheney couple years ago, 18-22" long whata blast to catch! Black lk I think on tiger pass outside of colville has them also, caught some nice ones there too.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 15, 2009, 12:53:39 AM: Quote from: bearpaw on September 14, 2009, 04:12:14 PM
I have not seen them before...thanks for posting....where are they stocked? :dunno:
:yeah: How big can they get?
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Post by: GregU on September 15, 2009, 01:23:06 AM: are there any westside lakes you can catch them out of ?
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Post by: MtnMuley on September 15, 2009, 04:03:33 PM: I might be mistaken, but isn't the state record from Fish Lake? Seems to me is was around 12 lbs. :dunno:
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Post by: Rick on September 15, 2009, 08:03:43 PM: The state has been stocking TT for over 20 years. I've got property on Lake Tanwax down near Eatonville. They started stocking them in Tanwax back in the late '80s.
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on September 15, 2009, 11:38:24 PM: i dunno what the record is, I have caught them close to 4 lbs
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Post by: Big D on September 16, 2009, 03:15:07 AM: The tiger trout record is 13.75 lbs for WA caught by Evan Roda at Fish Lake, Spokane Co. May 27, 2008
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on September 16, 2009, 04:06:53 AM: wow, that is huge! I couldnt imagine landing a tiger trout of that size on trout gear
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Post by: bearpaw on September 16, 2009, 04:47:28 AM: very interesting.....I will have to go where I can catch one sometime....thanks again for the post...
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on September 16, 2009, 04:55:09 AM: fish lk use to be excellent 2 yrs ago for oversized ones. several lks in the tiger pass area I hear have them