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Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
I've found a couple of things on the internet about "Tiger trout".... can anyone tell me all about them? They look beautiful and seem quite interesting. Of course, there isn't anyone near us who has them in hatcheries (I think).
What are the benefits of them as opposed to the parents? I'm especially wondering about ideal water temperatures.
Steve and I were talking about it today and I thought I would surprise him tomorrow morning with all kinds of facts and information!
And while I'm at it... we had gotten some Rainbow trout a month or so ago and were told that there were some "Steelhead" trout thrown in. I thought I could tell a difference in a few fish I helped to put in the pond but.... that could be my mind tricking me!!! Can anyone tell us more about "Steelheads"? We were told they are much better "fighters" when catching them.
I know I can research on the internet but I also know I will find honest answers here. We appreciate your advice and help!
Hope everyone is having a nice evening...:) Stacy
Last edited by Stacy4Stubby; 12/30/09 08:28 AM. Reason: I had said "brook" trout instead of "rainbow".... oops, big difference!
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Sterile cross between a male brook trout and a female brown trout. Easy to catch and aggressive. Requirements similar to other trout. Probably a little tougher and temperature tolerant than brook trout due to the brown trout genetics.
The steelhead most likely won't appear any different than any rainbows you have. All rainbows are good fighters.
Do you have a list of suppliers in Virginia, PA, and West Virgina from their respective DNR's? If not you may be surprised to find there is someone in your area that produces them.
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Thank you Cecil! Yes, we have a list from VA, PA, and WV.... it's sad, several hatcheries I contacted have gone out of business.
I appreciate your input! Stacy
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Cecil! You're back! Welcome back! Hope the trip was a nice break for you.
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Thanks Cecil I learned something today.
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Cecil! You're back! Welcome back! Hope the trip was a nice break for you. Yes it was. I need to get back into the groove and get some projects going and can't seem to get started.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Thanks Cecil I learned something today. It seems to me Professor Cornwell did an article on them in Pond Boss a year or two ago? Does he ever get on the site? I can't honestly say I've seen him here, but I'm sure he's very busy.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Yep and he sent me this pic.
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Beautiful photos guys, thank you!
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Here's my picture from the Wild Center in the Adirondaks. Awsome looking fish in my book.
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Subscribe to Pond Boss MagazineFrom Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.
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Believe it or not I have a moral dilemma with producing tiger trout even though I get a lot of requests for them. With up to 80 percent of the fish hatched disfigured, crippled, or dead, it just seems kind of wrong to do that to produce a few fish that we think are "awesome." Of course that's just my opinion and I'm not making any judgement on those that disagree. Personally I think the following brook trout puts any of those tiger trout to shame.
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It's catching a wild tiger trout that makes it special to me. I have only caught a couple wild ones and that was pretty cool... The odds are not in their favor!
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Cj, we gotta keep working on Cecil till he agrees that the Tiger looks better than the Brookie. Maybe we need to form a Tiger trout faction of the GSF assn.
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Brookies are quite pretty, but a wild male tiger trout in full spawning colors will give a brookie a run for his money!
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Brookies are quite pretty, but a wild male tiger trout in full spawning colors will give a brookie a run for his money! No way Jose!
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Picked up my Tiger trout today and took them up to the pond, I got 50- 6-7 inches, and the guy gave me free 25- 4-5 inchers. It was a 2 hour ride from the hatchery to the pond but didn't loose any and they were real lively. There had been some kind of bug hatch in the past 2 days as there were tiny carcases all over the surface of the water and the trout seemed to be busy catching stuff in the water after release. I'm glad things went well but it was a 394 mile round trip.
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AP, What did you transport the tigers in? I'm assuming you did not transport them in a bag. Not trying to hi-jack. If you do have a transport set up can you post pics of it under the questions and answers section? There is a thread titled "fish transport setup box". Maybe some dimensions? Thanks.
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They were transported the normal way, double bagged and filled with oxygen, that's the only way that I've transported trout and has worked very well.
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I really like the way the Tigers look. Hope they do well for you this Summer and that you can get them to overwinter for you.
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Pretty fish... They're gonna have a fun time eating all the bugs and GSH in your pond this summer!
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Great looking fish. You folks up Nort have all the fun!
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Tigers are just awesome. I also really like Splakes. I get nothing great like them around here. Lucky to even see a Cutbow. Never caught a Golden either.
Steelhead and Rainbows are the same species. They just return to the ocean to spawn. But unlike Salmon they can make the trip back and forth several times. Someday I hope to be able to manage or help develop a Rainbow trout pond. It's in the works.
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