bazzdude
5/7/2012 6:20:00 AMNice report Jim. I have never once seen a picture even of a tiger that large. Ya know that fish lake by cheney has them too? I have coughten them there. That rainbow is a little bit on the ugly side due to its small little nose and weard tail. My buddy once cought a rainbow out of liberty that had almost no fins anywhere on its body. Not even a tail, it was just straight. He said it hit hard then nothing after that really. Do you eat any of the trout you keep?
AJ's Dad
5/7/2012 7:50:00 AMNice job there Jim. I was in the Wholesale Sports at the Valley Mall over the weekend and saw a mounted 8lb Tiger Trout in there. I believe it said it was a state record and that it was caugh from Fish Lake. That's the first one I have ever actually seen. Cool looking fish.
ilv2fish
5/7/2012 8:55:00 AMThanks Tim & Mark, and I think the new state record is over 13lbs now, and it did come from Fish lake. They are a great fighting fish, comparable to a Pike but lot's of arial displays. All they do is eat, grow, and they are sterile. I caught one that went 4.2lbs last spring and have had some chasers that were larger, so they are growing pretty fast there. We watched a young man battle one that was probably 5-6 lbs off his dock but broke off after about a 5 min battle, they do have some large teeth, man, he was so mad at his girlfriend for not being able to net it! And yes Tim, I do keep and eat the Rainbows. We did eat one of the Tigers last spring and didn't really like it, kind of odd tasting...
jerbelmont
5/7/2012 8:30:00 PMFished the dock at Loon with my girlfriend. Tried powerbait from a bobber then bottom floating it from the grass near the trailers. Tried white mikes trout marshmallows. Tried the docks too. Not a single bite from 8am to 3pm. Saw a few small ones plucking mosquitos from the surface of the water at the end of the short dock and between the docks. But no bites on those either. Caught a real nice sunburn though.