Tiger in Minnesota

[tom_w]

I never thought I'd get one:

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[mainbutter]

pretty fish.

Hey i know where that place is! lol..

[mainbutter]

P.S. did minnesota ever do any stocking of them? I don't know of any tiger stocking in particular, what a rare fish to find if it's wild born!

[jwmiller33]

haha thats pretty funny

[Scudly]

Nice work Tom. You are one up on me. What did the tiger trout hit on? How did it feel? More silky like a brookie? Better yet, how did it taste? J/K.

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Did minnesota ever do any stocking of them? I don't know of any tiger stocking in particular, what a rare fish to find if it's wild born!

I heard tiger trout were exclusively stocked in the great lakes. There is a GIANT tiger caught Len showed me a photo of a while back. They can grow really fast in the big lakes however the striping not nearly as pretty as a stream trout brookie which was NOT hatchery raised. Female brook and a male brown. It is rare and a tiger is sterile.

[youngie22]

awesome catch beautiful fish, thanx for sharing!

[tom_w]

I didn't notice a different feel. The colors were nuts. I still have to adjust the photo levels.

[tom_w]

Hit on a jig.

[terminal tackle]

that is a unique fish i like it ,sure would like to see how big they get anyone seen or caught one bigger,would appreciate to see a pic if anyone out there has one.

[mainbutter]

wikipedia says that the world record is a 20+ lber caught out of the great lakes

[tom_w]

Yeah, sometimes they're engineered and stocked. Nothing like the real thing. Of course Len's seen dozens:

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[Driftless]

stream born tigers in the midwest resemble their fathers more than their mother. If you see a tiger that looks more like a brown it is for sure a stocker. Tom's obviously is a stream born tiger and VERY rare. The brook trout traits are more obvious and the colors are beautiful.

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[Dave Anderson]

Tiger trout are hybrid fish that are not stocked but reproduce naturally. They are a bit of a freak of nature. They are sterile, so they don't reproduce offspring. They are aggressive by nature and typically don't grow very large due to that trait. They occur when you have numbers of brown and brook trout in a stream. Wisconsin certainly produces more tigers since they have more trout water and more waters that hold both browns and brookies.

[Driftless]

policy read....thought post prior was ok so posted link.

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[Driftless]

excellent tiger Tom

Congrats

[Muskiefool]

Nice looking fish, I was lucky enough to get one 3-4 years ago about 14-15 inch unfortunately I had no camera.

[Driftless]

was it neon colored like tom's or more pale?

[tom_w]

That's a huge tiger. I can't imagine.

[Driftless]

tom

sorry to add clutter to a special moment.

My first tiger was a special moment.

[tom_w]

No problem at all.

[deets22]

awesome fish can't wait to get my tiger