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[tietofish]

In one of the seminars I attended during the recent Somerset show, it was suggested that tiger trout hybidization sometimes occurs naturally in streams where both species are reproducing. Do any of you folks know whether or not this is true? BTW, speaking of tiger trout, three years ago I was fishing for shad in the Susquehanna about 100 yards above the mouth of Deer Creek using spinning gear and darts. I hooked something that fought much harder than shad do, and thought perhaps it was a big smallie, but it turned out to be a really nice tiger trout that taped at 21-1/4". The only thing I can
figure is that it came down the Octararo from PA, as they stock them up there.     

[Robby Lepczyk]

In one of the seminars I attended during the recent Somerset show, it was suggested that tiger trout hybidization sometimes occurs naturally in streams where both species are reproducing. Do any of you folks know whether or not this is true? BTW, speaking of tiger trout, three years ago I was fishing for shad in the Susquehanna about 100 yards above the mouth of Deer Creek using spinning gear and darts. I hooked something that fought much harder than shad do, and thought perhaps it was a big smallie, but it turned out to be a really nice tiger trout that taped at 21-1/4". The only thing I can
figure is that it came down the Octararo from PA, as they stock them up there.     

weird

[redietz]

In one of the seminars I attended during the recent Somerset show, it was suggested that tiger trout hybidization sometimes occurs naturally in streams where both species are reproducing.

From everything I've heard, it does happen, but very rarely. Brooks and browns are both autumn spawners, so the possibility is always there.

[MikeL]

They do occur in nature, though 'naturally' implies browns and brookies evolving in the same ecosystem which we all know aint the case.    Anyway, it usually involved a male brookie sneaking in to have a little fun with a female brown on the redd.  I think it relatively common in the driftless areas in Wisconsin which is where I first read about the phenomenon years back.  Ive also heard of them occurring in a couple MD streams. 

[MikeL]

Oh and that tiger trout in deer creek is weird, for sure.  It could have swam down from an upstream deer creek trib, as well.

[tietofish]

Thanks for the feedback about "natural" tiger trout hybridization. Actually, the big tiger trout I caught was in the Susquehanna (just above where Deer Creek comes in), which makes it even more weird to my mind. BTW, I'm taking a couple of photos of this fish to leave at the shop in case anybody wants to take a look at it.   

[Kenrik]

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[Weare]

Palominos arose naturally in the West Virginia state hatcheries in the 1950's from a single mutant fish. Interestingly, this original female showed chimeric Rainbow/mutation coloring. Selective breeding with genotypically wild type Rainbows produced a true breeding "Golden Rainbow" color morph, and those fish crossed with wild type again produce Palomino trout. They display classic hybrid vigor, growing faster and larger than wild type or hatchery fish.