If your ever fishing in a river or creek with a good population of natural reproducing browns and brook trout you have the chance to encounter a tiger trout. These hybrid trout are a cross between a brook and brown trout and are very rare and very beautiful. Any angler who finds one on the end of his or her line is indeed a lucky person. My buddy Justin must have had some Irish luck lingering from St. Patty’s day. The weekend after St. Patricks day he ran into this beautiful specimen.
I also caught a pretty special fish in southwest Wisconsin this past week, not a tiger, but picture perfect 20 inch brown! A personal best for Wisconsin inland trout. I have caught brood stock rainbows over 20 inches in Wisconsin, but it’s just not the same. Personally, I think the term “wild” trout doesn’t just refer to the fish being born in the wild, but also describes the fish’s behavior when they get a hook in the lip!
