To Smokehound and others, I just wrote a long reply to this thread, which disappeared when I tried to post it. The computer said the page had expired. Perhaps it's because I was saying my pinko tree-hugging liberal stuff, and this site is run by CON-servatives. It seems to be that way with all of the fishing sites I have seen, for the most part. Smokehound, we get along great and agree on all sorts of fishing issues, but I really am a true liberal (I prefer the term progressive). Anyway, I read the site rules, and it said avoid politics, so that is just what I would do, normally.
As far as living in Utah, it has good aspects, but I would not fit in there religiously, socially or politically. Also, I am married to a woman of another race (Chinese and I am White), which is a no-no in the Mormon religion. However, I am particularly good at ignoring or defying social pressures so I could do it if I wanted.
Back to fish, I think the emphasis on native fish (Rainbow, Goldens, Cutthroat, Cohos, Chinooks, Sacramento Perch, and various non-game species) prevails among the DFG here, so maybe that is why we don't have these hybrids, but I wish we did some places (maybe some reservoirs where they wouldn't cause problems).
Beautiful they look like they belong in the amazon with the pecock bass.
They have em up in Washington St. too. SWEET MEAT BAD *** FISH !!
Topaz Lake on the California Nevada border has Tiger trout stocked by Nevada...Also Bow -Cutts
Last edited by tenderloin; 11-10-2009 at 01:28 PM.
Topaz had them years ago. That lake has not seen a Tiger Trout in years. Remember they cannot reproduce.
tpfisnfool, my investigations last summer showed that you are correct; they cannot reproduce, so if they haven't been stocked in recent years, they are probably gone.
I find it curious that so many species are closely related enough to hybridize, but their hybrids are not fertile. I don't know the biological mechanism behind that. Other examples include Tiger Muskies (Pike hybridized with Muskies), Wipers (White Bass crossed with Stripers) and Hybrid Sunfish (Bluegill with Green Sunfish). All of these are stocked extensively some places. There are even Wiper farms near the Salton Sea. Saugeyes might also be infertile, but I am not sure about that.
As I mentioned in a previous post. Topaz Lake on the California/Nevada border HAS Tiger Trout. They are stocked every winter. In fact they were stocked just a couple weeks ago..about the same time the year before and the year before.
10/20/09 Topaz Lake DO 2,512 7.5" Tiger Trout
11/8/08 Topaz Lake DO 3,780 8.3" Tiger Trout
Scroll down this list to find when,where, number and size.
http://www.ndow.org/fish/stocking/west.shtm
Last edited by tenderloin; 11-13-2009 at 01:41 PM.