Wild tiger trout coloring

[ryansheehan]

As sterile hybrids, they are genderless.

I have never heard this, so I Googled do hybrid fish have a sex. AI says they do have a sex but are sterile. I know AI can be wrong sometimes can you point me to some literature so I can read up?

 

[wildtrout2]

I've caught both wild and hatchery tiger trout, and I think it's quite possible that the fish in the OP is a hatchery fish.

If it's a hatchery trout, it's the ONLY one I've ever caught on Jeans in 20+ years. 😉

 

[Solitariolupo]

As sterile hybrids, they are genderless.

Dont know how they are genderless. They still are male, and females that just can’t reproduce. Meaning sterile. Even a human can be sterile but we still got our privates. I guess this must confuse a lot of people.

 

[iirz]

Lucked into this guy around Mother's day last year, wish I had a picture where you could see his head better. The vermiculated lines had an incredible greenish iridescence that stands out in my memory. The water was high and stained then.

The brook runs through a fairly forest where some sunlight hits the water surface, especially in areas where hiking trails or roads cross over. Some stretches are rhodo tunnels, I took this picture on my hands and knees inside of one lol. There's a decent gradient with a few small "waterfalls" (my amateur opinion is that fish can probably get over them if they need to).

 

[BrookTroutLover]

Dont know how they are genderless. They still are male, and females that just can’t reproduce. Meaning sterile. Even a human can be sterile but we still got our privates. I guess this must confuse a lot of people.

Yeah- my Google search results were confusing so this is probably right.

 

[afishinado]

I have never heard this, so I Googled do hybrid fish have a sex. AI says they do have a sex but are sterile. I know AI can be wrong sometimes can you point me to some literature so I can read up?

 

[Solitariolupo]

Found some more good read for some reason can’t copy and paste it but from what I read that some hybrids like tiger trout favor the female genes so good luck getting a male.

 

[pcray1231]

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Standard mountain stream, not much rhodo or brush, lots of moss on rocks.

Central/NC PA, stream I haven't fished often but, while an occasional brown doesn't surprise me anywhere, its 99% brookies and this is the only evidence I have that there are browns present.

 

[sandflyx]

saw creek in Poconos

 

[FrankTroutAngler]

Here's a photo of one of the prettier wild tiger trout that I have caught.

 

[FrankTroutAngler]

Here's a photo of the most colorful wild tiger trout I have ever caught.

 

[FrankTroutAngler]

Here's a photo that is more typical of the wild tiger trout that I have caught. I've caught 28 of them in my life. Most of mine have been caught in streams that have very few wild brown trout, though I know a guy who has caught 30 of them and his were mostly from streams with very few native brook trout. Mine have been caught in your typical small mountain stream.

 

[5footfenwick]

The most recent one I caught. In the fall several years ago. Full tree canopy and some rhododendrons on a small mountain freestone.
Tiger trout are pretty neat!

~5footfenwick

 

[Trails and trout]

The one and only wild tiger trout I caught way back in 2010 was rather drab looking and pretty much lacked any color at all, per my pic. I'm guessing the reason for this was because the stream I caught it on is a very rhody choked, generally shaded (hemlock) stream along most of it's lenght. I've noticed numerous wild tigers that I've seen posted here on PAFF have been prettier, much more colorful tigers than the one I caught. In fact, I've only seen a few as drab as mine.

For those who have caught the more colorful wild tigers, what were the basic vegetative conditions along the streams you caught them on? More open, allowing for more sunlight to get to the stream, mostly shaded, or a mix of both?
I thought it would be a good cabin fever thread.

I’ve caught several, most of them have been good colored but they are all from the same stream. These are the most recent ones

 

[Trails and trout]

The one and only wild tiger trout I caught way back in 2010 was rather drab looking and pretty much lacked any color at all, per my pic. I'm guessing the reason for this was because the stream I caught it on is a very rhody choked, generally shaded (hemlock) stream along most of it's lenght. I've noticed numerous wild tigers that I've seen posted here on PAFF have been prettier, much more colorful tigers than the one I caught. In fact, I've only seen a few as drab as mine.

For those who have caught the more colorful wild tigers, what were the basic vegetative conditions along the streams you caught them on? More open, allowing for more sunlight to get to the stream, mostly shaded, or a mix of both?
I thought it would be a good cabin fever thread.

Here are a few more tigers from the ones I’ve caught. Plus a brown and brookie from the same stream

 

[wildtrout2]

Here are a few more tigers from the ones I’ve caught. Plus a brown and brookie from the same stream

It's remarkable that you caught that many different tigers from the same stream.

 

[pcray1231]

In the last post. Middle left and bottom right are the same fish. Middle right and bottom left are the same fish. So there are 2 tigers in that post.

But still remarkable considering how rare they are!

 

[wildtrout2]

In the last post. Middle left and bottom right are the same fish. Middle right and bottom left are the same fish. So there are 2 tigers in that post.

But still remarkable considering how rare they are!

Good eye! I thought I saw close similarities, but wasn't quite sure.

 

[Trails and trout]

In the last post. Middle left and bottom right are the same fish. Middle right and bottom left are the same fish. So there are 2 tigers in that post.

But still remarkable considering how rare they are!

These were on separate outings so it’s wild I caught them twice. Now that I think about it they were both caught in similar areas of stream.

 

[Bamboozle]

These were on separate outings so it’s wild I caught them twice. Now that I think about it they were both caught in similar areas of stream.

So obviously the "wariness" of brown trout isn't one of the dominant traits passed onto Tiger offspring...

They must get their "gullibility" from their father's side... 😉

Speaking of tiger trout, I hereby nominate them as a nominee to replace the brook trout as the State Fish of PA...

Making the change might foster better relations amongst the wild ST factions and the PFBC, not to mention the BT aficionados & the wild ST "uber alles" crowd. I also think some of the examples posted on this thread are some of the prettiest trout I ever saw. 👍

More importantly, it seems somehow appropriate to me that our State Fish should be a freak of nature...