Tahoe and Carson Pass area lakes

[Woodman]

I decided to take a ride up the hill to check out the ice-out conditions on some of the lakes and catch a few fish. Adding a tiger trout to my list was one of the objectives. Red Lake is nearly open with a little slush near the dam, Caples is only about 5% open water. Silver Lake is completely ice free. The fish gods were cooperative despite the high winds.


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[ryeflyguy]

Thanks for the report and great pictures! Good you made it out there and got into some fine fish.

[BS]

I decided to take a ride up the hill to check out the ice-out conditions on some of the lakes and catch a few fish. Adding a tiger trout to my list was one of the objectives. Red Lake is nearly open with a little slush near the dam, Caples is only about 5% open water. Silver Lake is completely ice free. The fish gods were cooperative despite the high winds.

Aaaahhhh.................................a man after my own heart !!!!!

I'm going to either seek out some of those tigers....... or see if I can go Red fishing !!!! :cool::cool:

Tuesday or Wednesday is my day to play.

Very timely post Woodman !!!!!!

I appreciate the intel !!!!!

Bye the bye.................were you fishing from shore where you caught those tigers ???
Kind of looks like it. ;);)


Bob

[Natekursow]

I thought tigers didn't live in CA?

NK

[BS]

I thought tigers didn't live in CA?

NK

I didn't see anywhere that Woodman claimed he caught them in California. ;);)


Bob

[Scott V]

I've only caught tigers in Nevada just over the border.

[Woodman]

I've only caught tigers in Nevada just over the border.

Same for me.

[Zepher]

I thought tigers didn't live in CA?

NK Nate, I'm with you. There are Lions and Tigers and Bears in Cali. The word I heard was that tigers were dumped into Lake Amador. I don't know, yes, no ?

My concerns are protecting our pure strains of trout.

[BS]

Nate, I'm with you. There are Lions and Tigers and Bears in Cali. The word I heard was that tigers were dumped into Lake Amador. I don't know, yes, no ?

My concerns are protecting our pure strains of trout.

From what I've read.....................and I could be wrong....................

Tiger trout are sterile and can't reproduce in the wild.

If that's true, then no worries about "protecting our pure strains of trout".


Bob

[Fly Guy Dave]

From what I've read.....................and I could be wrong....................

Tiger trout are sterile and can't reproduce in the wild.

If that's true, then no worries about "protecting our pure strains of trout".

That is my understanding as well. Tigers are a cross between a brown trout and a brook trout and since that doesn't happen naturally, they are indeed sterile. They exist because of "fish hatchery magic." I've heard them called "Frankenfish" before. I've caught a few in Nevada, but none in CA so I was surprised when I first read this post.

[Woodman]

That is my understanding as well. Tigers are a cross between a brown trout and a brook trout and since that doesn't happen naturally, they are indeed sterile. They exist because of "fish hatchery magic." I've heard them called "Frankenfish" before. I've caught a few in Nevada, but none in CA so I was surprised when I first read this post.

I have heard there are rare occurrences of naturally spawned tiger trout where brook and brown trout spawning overlap. Not sure if that is true or not. Like mules, I suspect an amorous horse and donkey may have gotten together before man intervened...For all intents and purposes any tiger trout you would target were produced in a test tube.

With respect to our "pure strains of trout" I wholeheartedly agree...just wish there were a few more of those around.

[Ned Morris]

I have heard there are rare occurrences of naturally spawned tiger trout where brook and brown trout spawning overlap. Not sure if that is true or not. Like mules, I suspect an amorous horse and donkey may have gotten together before man intervened...For all intents and purposes any tiger trout you would target were produced in a test tube.

With respect to our "pure strains of trout" I wholeheartedly agree...just wish there were a few more of those around.


In 45 years fishing the Sierras I have only caught 1 Juvenile Tiger (BrownXBrook). Parker Creek (below lake) Mono County. It is very rare to come across one