Washington state tiger trout record broken
Jul 9, 2021 18:45:32 #
greenfrog
Loc: Central NJ
Angler shatters record for tiger trout after trying to release it
David Strege
July 9, 2021 12:15 pm ET
A fisherman who caught a huge tiger trout had tried to release it thinking it could grow to become a state record only to discover it was already of record size.
While fishing at Loon Lake 30 miles north of Spokane, Wash., Caylun Peterson landed a 24.49-pound tiger trout that eclipsed the previous record by six pounds, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday.
Peterson, fishing early in the morning to avoid triple-digit heat on June 26, used a whole nightcrawler to entice the tiger trout into biting, and he knew it was a good fish right away.
“I hooked into that thing and he pulled drag for quite a while before it stopped,” Peterson said.
Once he landed the fish, he attempted to release it, but the fish was unable to swim away on its own.
“Honestly, I was ecstatic, but tried to let it go because I was thinking in my head that if this thing is this big now, in a year it might be a record,” Peterson said, laughing. “Well, it turned out it was a record anyway.”
His mother and a neighbor had quickly informed him that the Washington record for tiger trout was 18 pounds.
“I said, ‘You gotta be kidding me; I know this thing is over 18 pounds,’” he said.
Sure enough, it was, and the WDFW certified the fish as a state record.
The old record was an 18.49-pounder caught by Kelly Flaherty at Bonaparte Lake in Okanogan County on May 6, 2015.
Peterson is having the record tiger trout mounted.
Link: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/07/angler-shatters-record-for-tiger-trout-after-trying-to-release-it
David Strege
July 9, 2021 12:15 pm ET
A fisherman who caught a huge tiger trout had tried to release it thinking it could grow to become a state record only to discover it was already of record size.
While fishing at Loon Lake 30 miles north of Spokane, Wash., Caylun Peterson landed a 24.49-pound tiger trout that eclipsed the previous record by six pounds, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday.
Peterson, fishing early in the morning to avoid triple-digit heat on June 26, used a whole nightcrawler to entice the tiger trout into biting, and he knew it was a good fish right away.
“I hooked into that thing and he pulled drag for quite a while before it stopped,” Peterson said.
Once he landed the fish, he attempted to release it, but the fish was unable to swim away on its own.
“Honestly, I was ecstatic, but tried to let it go because I was thinking in my head that if this thing is this big now, in a year it might be a record,” Peterson said, laughing. “Well, it turned out it was a record anyway.”
His mother and a neighbor had quickly informed him that the Washington record for tiger trout was 18 pounds.
“I said, ‘You gotta be kidding me; I know this thing is over 18 pounds,’” he said.
Sure enough, it was, and the WDFW certified the fish as a state record.
The old record was an 18.49-pounder caught by Kelly Flaherty at Bonaparte Lake in Okanogan County on May 6, 2015.
Peterson is having the record tiger trout mounted.
Link: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/07/angler-shatters-record-for-tiger-trout-after-trying-to-release-it
Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Jul 9, 2021 19:58:04 #
Jul 9, 2021 20:23:57 #
Really Cool Record Fish are Caught here in the Great Northwest. That’s why I’m staying.
Jul 9, 2021 20:33:23 #
Jul 10, 2021 00:19:57 #
Congratulations, What a fish! Go to the front of the parade, that is where "Winners" march! Just Sayhin...RJS
Jul 10, 2021 06:23:13 #
Jul 10, 2021 07:37:06 #
Big dog
Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York
greenfrog wrote:
b Angler shatters record for tiger trout after tr... (show quote)
That’s amazing !! The only tigers I’ve ever seen were at the trout hatchery where I worked. I’ve never seen one in the wild!
Jul 10, 2021 10:23:43 #
greenfrog
Loc: Central NJ
Big dog wrote:
That’s amazing !! The only tigers I’ve ever seen were at the trout hatchery where I worked. I’ve never seen one in the wild!
I caught some tigers in the paylake by me. No trophy fish but fun. Molders Fishing Preserve Englishtown NJ.
He gets the trout from Pennsylvania.
Jul 10, 2021 14:23:58 #
Jul 10, 2021 17:42:18 #
Jul 10, 2021 17:51:36 #
JimRed wrote:
Remind me what kind of hybrid makes a Tiger Trout.
Hey Jim, that's a Male Brookie and a female Brown trout. The resulting Tiger is sterile,and can't reproduce.
Jul 10, 2021 21:31:19 #
A very nice catch glad it was a record, thank for the picture 🐋🐋🐋🎣🎣🎣🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅
Jul 10, 2021 23:32:25 #
Fredfish wrote:
Hey Jim, that's a Male Brookie and a female Brown trout. The resulting Tiger is sterile,and can't reproduce.
How old do you suppose that fish is? I’ve never caught one and this is the first time I even knew what they were a mix of.
Jul 10, 2021 23:33:25 #
greenfrog wrote:
b Angler shatters record for tiger trout after tr... (show quote)
That’s a hog for sure. Almost looks like a gray whale shaped mouth. Congrats.
Jul 11, 2021 07:05:26 #
HenryG
Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts
greenfrog wrote:
b Angler shatters record for tiger trout after tr... (show quote)
WOW ONLY IN MY DREAMS I WOULD HAVE HAVE A PLASTIC MOUNT OF THAT ON MY WALL AMAZING CATCH😱
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