Triploid fishing Long Lake: Anybody picking up Triploids from bank at Long Lake, Spokane Wa?

DBean Loc: Spokane, WA

Anybody picking up Triploids from bank at Long Lake, Spokane Wa?

SkipLeingang Loc: Seattle area, Federal Way, Washington

What is a triploid?

SkipLeingang Loc: Seattle area, Federal Way, Washington

Not a fish, so explain what you mean

Hawkeyefan Loc: Pullman, WA

Not a fish, so explain what you mean...

A Triploid is a fish. Often around the Spokane area of WA, fish are stocked into some public use waters that are Triploids. These fish are sterile and in the area around Spokane they are quite often Rainbow trout.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

SkipLeingang wrote:

Not a fish, so explain what you mean

Triploids are a fish. They are a sterile hybrid rainbow that grow much faster than regular rainbows. They are stocked in many of Washington's lakes both east and west of the mountains. They have been around for years now. They seem to thrive in the columbia drainage. Just food for thought: It is always better to ask first rather than correct. It makes for a friendlier atmosphere and does not discourage stagers from sharing. Non of us know it all

DBean Loc: Spokane, WA

Triploid is genetically altered rainbow that is sterile. All they do is eat and grow. Ones we catch are 15”-23”. They get much bigger.

afchief93 Loc: Northeast Washington

SkipLeingang wrote:

What is a triploid?

19 in triploid from Lake Roosevelt last spring.

DBean Loc: Spokane, WA

Triploids from a trip last year

Mikeldean Loc: North Augusta SC

DBean wrote:

Anybody picking up Triploids from bank at Long Lake, Spokane Wa?

Most hybrids on west side tend to have mushy meat. Is it same over there?

Ted A Loc: Eastern Washington

Technically a triploid is not a hybrid. A triploid has either 3 cromosomes, females XXX and males XXY. They are created in the egg stage by forcing them from rejecting the extra cromosome by several methods. Heat and pressure are a couple. A normal fish has 2 cromosomes after rejecting the extra X. The process makes them sterile. A real plus for fish management.

Mikeldean Loc: North Augusta SC

Ted A wrote:

Technically a triploid is not a hybrid. A triploid has either 3 cromosomes, females XXX and males XXY. They are created in the egg stage by forcing them from rejecting the extra cromosome by several methods. Heat and pressure are a couple. A normal fish has 2 cromosomes after rejecting the extra X. The process makes them sterile. A real plus for fish management.

So I assume they are good eats?

DBean Loc: Spokane, WA

Never had any mushy fish. They have red meat and taste more like steelhead than typical trout planted in lakes. They also smoke great.

Mikeldean Loc: North Augusta SC

DBean wrote:

Never had any mushy fish. They have red meat and taste more like steelhead than typical trout planted in lakes. They also smoke great.

Outstanding.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

DBean wrote:

Never had any mushy fish. They have red meat and taste more like steelhead than typical trout planted in lakes. They also smoke great.

I have had the same results, red and great.. I believe it depends on the food, water temp and time after planting that they are caught. When first released, I would expect they would be like any stocked rainbow as they have lived on hatchery pellets but that is just an assumption.

Ted A Loc: Eastern Washington

bapabear wrote:

I have had the same results, red and great.. I believe it depends on the food, water temp and time after planting that they are caught. When first released, I would expect they would be like any stocked rainbow as they have lived on hatchery pellets but that is just an assumption.

I believe you're right Bapa. The fish carried into the Washington high lakes are usually around 2" long so by the time they get caught they're pretty well flushed out with local feed.