Stocking tiger trout?

straight from a WCO's mouth to my ear was "the fish commission does not breed tiger trout, they are a genetic anomoly" he went on to say that even though they are an anomoly if they are hatched they will be raised and shipped out to slaughter with the rest of the slimers.

Here is a link for Dunbar Creek
 
http://sherwin.ws/Dunbar_Creek_Project/
 
Here is an article from 2006
 
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/outdoors/s_464981.html

there are some creeks here in southwest pa that tigers get stocked on a regular basis.  I heard they are a cross between a brook and a brown.  7-9" would be the smallest I ever saw...they are usually 12" or so and I have seen some 18-25".

Beaver Creek trout club stocks alot of Tigers in Beaver Creek.  Some make their way out and into Meadow Run, then to the Yough.
 
I've caught them in Dunbar Creek too.

I think most tigers are stocked by sportsman clubs.  I have caught two.  One in the Allegheny river, and the other in yellow creek shortly after the annual kids day.  I did see a pic afew years ago of a fellow who had caught two on the opening day of trout on Loyalhanna creek.

Blackleggs trout nursery was given several hundred from the state to raise this year.  Several other state co-ops were given them as well.  Most of them grew to 9-10 inches.  Thats a bit smaller than our brooks, and a bit bigger than the browns.  Browns do not grow well until it warms up, they always lag behind in size of the bows and brooks in early spring, but by early summer they will all be the same.  Most people will not realize what they caught.   

that WCO i talked to must have been mistaken or something because from what im seeing people catch these things regularly. like i said before he told me they are an anomoly and the fish commission doesnt purposely breed them. by anomoly i believe he meant if they happen to occur from breeding they let them grow and stock them.
 
who knows though from what im seeing. i might write a letter to the fish commission and see exactly what their official response on tiger trout is. i tried searching the website and found nothing about them.

I caught one today i wasnt sure what it was when i first got it out of the water and after looking at it a bit i did realize it was a tiger but not a good specimen of one. the lower half was compltly blank without color and what not so i did not keep it i figured later on if it stays maybe it will get some more color. but i do have to say it was hard at first to tell because it was so colorless . I have caught ones before that were alot nicer this one was about 11-12 inches and lookd to be out of steam ill keepp ya posted on a real good specimen pic if i get one this week while out and about

troutwizards grandfather got one over 27 inches in Piney a couple weeks ago. I got one on clear shade that was bout 13. yea last year they were stocked all over the place.... now this years few and far between. 

   Eggie , post some of the Musky you caught below the spillway.
 
 Gets my blood flowin, PLEASE!!
 
   Crappy

Looks like a big 'ol male....beat up from the spawn.  I bet that was a Hell of a battle in that little stream!  What was the length eggy?

ORIGINAL: egg sac

Eggie , post some of the Musky you caught below the spillway.

Gets my blood flowin, PLEASE!!

Crappy

 
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   Thanks Tom,
 
made my day start on the right foot. Finally a real fish. Hope to get some this month.
 
   Crappy

I E-mailed the PAFBC last year and asked them about the Tiger trout stocking frequency. They said each year they try to raise and stock a few thousand of these fish to be put in specific waters. You figure a few thousand in the mix of a million plus fish is not that much. So they are indeed a trophy(in public water) no matter what the size. I'm still looking for my 1st one and can't wait to get it. Congrats to anybody who has gotten one and the pics on this post were awesome. Except yours Tom !!!!
LOL...........
 
Jeb

I don't mean to be bursting your bubble or anything Egg, but that is not a tiger muskie.  I'm not trying to take anything away from the fish, it is an awesome fish, just not a tiger muskie.  That is a barred muskie, without a doubt.  A tiger muskie has definite light striping on the tail, like a pike, and definite stripes and spotted markings around the gil plate and side of the face.  The tiger's bars are also broken up by fine light bars as you can see....below is a perfect example of a true tiger which is a muskie/pike hybrid...I've been chasin' muskies for nearly 20 years and have not yet caught a tiger....I lost one in the mid 40's at Chautauqua lake once though

 

was fishing laurel hill yesterday and the lil lady caught a nice tiger trout first one ive seen in real life
 
of course she caught it..
 
just as i was reaching for the camera i turn to see her realsing it...before i could get a picture..
 
oh well well catch him another day