Trip Report Late Season Lake Report (Tigers)

Trout, not Muskies.

With the border still closed, I found myself driving to Oroville with an SRB raft bound for Nolan in Vernon, BC last week. Of course I could not get through so I had to work with a broker that would serve as the "middle man".

Never wanting to miss an opportunity, we decided to stop off at a lake that I had fished the previous week while finishing up a real work assignment. I caught a bunch of tiger trout on the first trip and I hoped they would still be there. Luckily for us they were. My wife had never seen one so I thought it would be a good opportunity to show her the coloration and distinct patterns.

After bringing the first couple to shore to show her and snap a few photos, she asked what kind it was. I did not respond for a moment to see what she might say. After a bit, she said they look like a tiger and wanted to call it a tiger fish. I started laughing...true story.

Not big but plentiful. Nice fall weather and not another angler in sight, though there were a couple local youth blasting off some guns for awhile. It was a lot more relaxing after they left...they did not stay long.

 

[Greg Armstrong]

Cool looking fish.
I've never caught one, so they'll have to go on the old bucket list.

 

[Proud Dad]

Thanks for sharing the pictures. What they lack in size they sure make up for in color!

 

[BDD]

Sorry about the bio at the end of the report. Not sure how it got there and not sure how to get rid of it.

 

[Buzzy]

Tiger fish! Thanks for sharing Dave (and I like the bio).

 

[Scott Salzer]

The coloration can vary quite a bit. I caught one that was more of dark coppery brown.

 

[Clarkman]

Shit....

Oh well, really cool looking fish & excellent report!

 

[Matt B]

Begs the question: Who IS the Tiger King (of WFF)? BDD and Clarkman appear to both be front-runners, although the rules and criteria have yet to be firmed up.

 

[Buzzy]

Begs the question: Who IS the Tiger King (of WFF)? BDD and Clarkman appear to both be front-runners, although the rules and criteria have yet to be firmed up.

@triploidjunkie by a landslide.

 

[triploidjunkie]

I don't know about tiger king, though I like both musky and trout. I usually only get a couple a year. I think I landed around thirty tiger trout this year, biggest around 20". No musky. My one musky trip this year a lightning storm chased me off the water. I still think one of my prouder moments was getting that big tiger trout in Rufus Woods.

 

[wanative]

@triploidjunkie by a landslide.

I'll settle for Sculpin King.

 

[Matt B]

As long as were staking out titles I’m going to claim micro-perch king. Lower case is the accepted form in this situation.

 

[BDD]

@triploidjunkie by a landslide.

Agreed. Triploid by a mile for both trout and muskies.

 

[BDD]

As long as were staking out titles I’m going to claim micro-perch king. Lower case is the accepted form in this situation. View attachment 260575

That's a pretty nice perch. I've caught much smaller so I might contend with you being mico-perch king.

 

[Matt B]

That's a pretty nice perch. I've caught much smaller so I might contend with you being mico-perch king.

It ain’t that nice! But yeah, sometimes it’s hard to find photos from the right day, ya know?