Speaking of Tiger Trout......................

[BS]

Since you guy's are spanking the shad, stripers, bass and everything else..........................

Today I decided to follow Woodman's lead !!!!

Pulled out of the driveway around 9:30 and was at the lake (between Carson City and Tahoe South Shore) right around 10:00.

I put my required donation of $ 10.00 in the Iron Ranger at the entrance station and found almost no-one at the lake.

My rod of choice today was a 10' 2/3 wt that I just finished rolling a couple of weeks ago.
I made it into a nifty little two hander for roll casting while wading off the shore.
I've lined it with a Rage Compact @ 270 grains, and the old green Airflo Miracle braid for the running line.
It roll casts just right.

Anyhow, I wandered down to the lake and found an easterly wind blowing directly onshore of where I wanted to fish....................
I rolled out a cast and and promptly hooked and landed a small 6 inch bow.
Hummm............ maybe a good sign....................

Well the wind wasn't letting me cast far out enough past the weed beds so I reeled up and walked over to the northern shore.
I found a small beach with some clear water (no weeds) and waded out (with waders) to about crotch deep.
I was fishing two midges under an indicator and started hooking and landing smallish rainbows.

The wind FINALLY started to ease up a bit allowing me to roll my casts out a little further.
I then started hooking the Tigers.

It seemed like for the next 5+ hours it was a Tiger fish on every few minutes.
I LDR'd a bunch and missed many, many strikes too.
Oddly enough the chubs weren't as thick as I remember the last time I fished there.
That's good news as far as I'm concerned.

I did hook something that I had zero chance of controlling in the late afternoon.
It ripped out line and then dove into the weeds.
I tried the ole Manzanita trick of giving the fish slack and sure enough it started to move.
I pulled up on the slack and it went back into the weeds, gave it slack again and then no further movement.
It probably was a hold-over with an attitude !!!!!!

So, I had my fun for the day and reeled up right around 6:30 and headed for the car.

I didn't count my fish, but I it was somewhere in the 4 dozen +- range.
About 75% were Tigers, 20% Rainbows, and the remaining 5% were little Chubs.

Unfortunately, the weather forecast for tomorrow is for very high winds, otherwise I'd give it another go tomorrow.
I guess I'll spend some time at the vise tying up some more #14 chartreuse tungsten bead head, black thread body, chartreuse wire ribbed midges..............hint, hint, hint.

I have to admit that Tigers are some really handsome fish.

For the 1/2 hour ride home tonight, a small bag of salted cashews and a Gatorade.

Dang Tiger Trout....................................


Bob

[PV_Premier]

Nice Bob, any size to any of them besides the mystery fish?

[Tony Buzolich]

Bob,

For those of us that aren't big into trout stuff, I'd love to see a few pictures of your tiger-trout. I assume these are a cross between a brook trout and ? something else.
Tony

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

About 1970 on the Trinity river below Junction City we stopped and watched a bunch of folks fishing a big deep "salmon hole".

Someone caught a big about 5 pound fish and everyone was talking about it.

Some yelled out " it's a Tiger trout!"

Joe Shirshac whispered to me "it is a nice Brown trout."

.

[Quinnphoto]

Nice to see you get out Bob

[BS]

Nice Bob, any size to any of them besides the mystery fish?

PV,

As far as size..........
Most of them were the cookie cutter size (8-12 inches) with a few slightly smaller/larger than that.
NDOW stocked 3000 plus Tigers there last Friday.
Typical "hatchery" fish........which I do believe is why the large chartreuse midge was so effective.......think Powerbait.


Bob

[BS]

Bob,

For those of us that aren't big into trout stuff, I'd love to see a few pictures of your tiger-trout. I assume these are a cross between a brook trout and ? something else.
Tony

I wish that I had brought a camera with me !!!!!
I use a "Ketchum Release Tool" and that keeps both of my hands "busy" for a quick release though.

I probably should spend a little "stimulus money" and purchase myself a fishing camera.

I do marvel at their markings and coloring.

And, yup, Tigers are a cross between a Brown Trout and a Brook trout.



Bob

[guido]

I caught my first two Tigers last week. 15" and quite good fighters. At first I mistook them for Browns given how un-dramatic the coloration...

[PV_Premier]

Bob,

For those of us that aren't big into trout stuff, I'd love to see a few pictures of your tiger-trout. I assume these are a cross between a brook trout and ? something else.
Tony

Brookie x brown

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Wow..............