Tiger Trout

[TyreeUM]

I went 6 hours north of Saskatoon this past weekend to fish tigers and splake. The weather was fantastic and the fishing was equally as awesome. I caught over 70 tigers and splake saturday, I could not keep them off my hook! http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3622

[Daceminnow]

very cool Ty. have you more pics of those unreal looking fish you could share? really, really cool bud. thanks.

Dace

[TyreeUM]

yeah I have lot's - let me upload them real quick.

[TyreeUM]

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3625
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3624

[TyreeUM]

sorry for all of you that don't like seeing dead fish - they are sterile hybrids and are stocked to be kept. They taste fantastic by they way...

[Unknown303]

I did not know these even existed...

[TyreeUM]

they are a hybrid made by crossing a brook trout with a brown trout

[densa44]

Splake is a laker and a specked trout right? I can't guess what a tiger is. One looked like it had some char.

One also looked like a spec.

[TyreeUM]

tiger = female brown and male brook trout
splake = female lake trout male brook trout

you can make splake from female brook trout as well, but larval survival is low.

Splake are fertile hybrids and can successfully spawn while tigers are sterile.

[Dust1n]

awesome Hybrids Tyree.
those tigers are super aggresive and must have been alot of fun on the fly rod!

[commieboy]

they are a hybrid made by crossing a brook trout with a brown trout

Nice Fish, Tyree! Tigers and splake have been on my bucketlist for a while, but I don't think there's much of an opportunity to find them in Alberta.

Looking forward to more pictures.

[Daceminnow]

yeah I have lot's - let me upload them real quick.

awesome specimens Ty. thanks again.

Dace

[chubbdarter]

nice fish thanks for sharing

p.s. i have a bull trout/bass cross breeding experiment in my basement going on right now, I'll show you when you get here.

[TroutHunter]

Very Cool!

[jts1]

Wicked fish Congrats.

[Sakoman]

Very cool.

[pikergolf]

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3625
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3624

speaking of bass that top one if you squint a little and turn down the lights....

[FishingFrenzy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_trout

For those interested....

Also...gotta point it out....TyreeUM....Do you catch fish and submit the pics to Wikipedia or....is this another RHF incident...............:scared0018:

Because those pictures are an awful lot alike..........if you do put your pics on wiki thats fine...but....:scared:

EDIT: Same pic is found in this article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splake

[Dust1n]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_trout

For those interested....

Also...gotta point it out....TyreeUM....Do you catch fish and submit the pics to Wikipedia or....is this another RHF incident...............:scared0018:

Because those pictures are an awful lot alike..........if you do put your pics on wiki thats fine...but....:scared:

EDIT: Same pic is found in this article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splake

Did You Read the picture....Mathew Tyree.....

[FishingFrenzy]

Didn't see that.

Fine by me....just checkin ;)

[Rick.]

Spent an entire day trying to catch a tiger trout a few years back. Caught one fish all afternoon (but I'll never forget it) on a tom thumb and it was a splake. Can't remember the name of the lake but it was up around little bear lake but a little further south as I remember. Your pictures are the first tigers I've seen and it makes me want to try again. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Rick.

[Rockymtnx]

Man they sure are a neat looking fish. One I will have on put on my bucket list.
Congrats on the fishing!

[great white whaler]

Wicketly Cool....

[AngusMacHuge]

sorry for all of you that don't like seeing dead fish - they are sterile hybrids and are stocked to be kept. They taste fantastic by they way...

I'd argue that the spirit of Saskatchewan's fish stocking program is to create recreational sport fishing opportunities where none existed before, or to enhance the populations of marginal fisheries, rather than simply provide another source of meat.

I don't think you need to make excuses for keeping a few fish, but citing the old school "put-and-take" reasoning just propagates a lack of respect for our stocked waters. I think you agree somewhat, because for a lake where the fish are supposedly there to be killed and eaten, you're being a bit coy about it's location (probably Mullock on highway 102) both here and on the Sask forum. Not particularly offended by your comments, I just find them ironic coming from someone who's generally very protectionist about the waters he fishes.

Nice fish by the way, love tigers. Always curse that we don't have any freestone rivers with native/wild trout (lakers aside) in Sk, but at least we have some interesting hybrids. And yes, they taste great, especially through the ice about 5 minutes after they were caught.

[Tezma]

OMG That one is SO Pretty,

[TyreeUM]

I'd argue that the spirit of Saskatchewan's fish stocking program is to create recreational sport fishing opportunities where none existed before, or to enhance the populations of marginal fisheries, rather than simply provide another source of meat.

I don't think you need to make excuses for keeping a few fish, but citing the old school "put-and-take" reasoning just propagates a lack of respect for our stocked waters. I think you agree somewhat, because for a lake where the fish are supposedly there to be killed and eaten, you're being a bit coy about it's location (probably Mullock on highway 102) both here and on the Sask forum. Not particularly offended by your comments, I just find them ironic coming from someone who's generally very protectionist about the waters he fishes.

Nice fish by the way, love tigers. Always curse that we don't have any freestone rivers with native/wild trout (lakers aside) in Sk, but at least we have some interesting hybrids. And yes, they taste great, especially through the ice about 5 minutes after they were caught.

Thanks for the comments. I hope what I said does not promote a lack of respect for our stocked waters, they are mostly what I fish here. The lake is indeed Mullock lake and my reasoning for the comment was geared towards the province overstocking this lake with fish, and also stocking with sterile hybrids. These fish grow slow in this lake because there is hardly any natural feed for them, and year classes are separated by an inch o less, and there is no opportunity for a trophy fishery.

Thanks for your comments - and we absolutely have a freestone river with populations of, now wild, brook trout and possibly cutties still. PM me if you are interested.

[gdbugs]

Hey tyree,

Where you fishing Mullock? I went to Burtlein this summer for tigers. Great fish to catch!

[TyreeUM]

Spent an entire day trying to catch a tiger trout a few years back. Caught one fish all afternoon (but I'll never forget it) on a tom thumb and it was a splake. Can't remember the name of the lake but it was up around little bear lake but a little further south as I remember. Your pictures are the first tigers I've seen and it makes me want to try again. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Rick.

Hey Rick,
that lake is called Burtlien and it can be tough at times. If you are ever in that area again, and would like to give it a go, Let me know and I can give you some tips and also let you know where they are biting.

[TyreeUM]

Hey tyree,

Where you fishing Mullock? I went to Burtlein this summer for tigers. Great fish to catch!

Yes I was at Mullock. They are incredibly looking fish, especially in person. Congrats on your success.

[fishinggeek]

Nice catch matt.:sHa_shakeshout: Some awesome fish for shure. must of been a blast. gotta get me my tiger for my bucket list now. hint hint. lol.

[mooseknuckle]

Those are cool looking fish, don't think I've seen one until now!! Oh and I have the exact same hat only one 'M'???

[TyreeUM]

Those are cool looking fish, don't think I've seen one until now!! Oh and I have the exact same hat only one 'M'???

What do you mean? your hat says SIMS?

Sean we will figure it out...I know Adam want's one too

[Sundancefisher]

Awesome pics.

Caught splake as a youngster in Jasper...I also have tigers on my to catch list.

Very pretty looking hybrids.

[Rick.]

Hey Rick,
that lake is called Burtlien and it can be tough at times. If you are ever in that area again, and would like to give it a go, Let me know and I can give you some tips and also let you know where they are biting.

Yes that was the name. Thanks, Rick.

[Badgoodguy]

Ya I also caught lots of splake in Jasper at pyramid lake and the odd rainbow :)

Never seen a tiger before cool fish.

[Speckle55]

Grats Mat ..bucket list.. am jealous!

[Redfrog]

nice fish thanks for sharing

p.s. i have a bull trout/bass cross breeding experiment in my basement going on right now, I'll show you when you get here.

You just have to do it eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVBB2upbVys

[MWD 800]

Awesome looking fish!!