Smokersmith Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) So … caught this in a river recently (not stocked). Very different markings to a usual brown trout, and a few buddies have suggested it’s a Tiger trout (usually the result of a crossing between Brook and Brown trout). Anyone on here confident enough to say either way? Edited July 21, 2022 by Smokersmith Omission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberisle Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 I would say brown trout, it looks like the ones you get in lough Corrib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Hello, I've caught a few tiger trout but it's difficult to say with out a side view but hey nice catch, I miss my river trouting 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Smokersmith said: So … caught this in a river recently (not stocked). Very different markings to a usual brown trout, and a few buddies have suggested it’s a Tiger trout (usually the result of a crossing between Brook and Brown trout). Anyone on here confident enough to say either way? My eyes say Brown Trout as Tiger Trout have lines/stripes instead of spots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 I would say brown as the tiger trout I have catched are more wave lines down the side like a mackerel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Brown for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) Brownie, can just see its golden belly. Edited July 21, 2022 by billytheghillie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sp11 Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Very cool looking brown trout in my opinion. Here in Wisconsin we get quite a bit of tigers and therefore quite a lot of photos of tigers (still trying to catch one myself), and the char genes seem to always prevail in their appearance. That is, lighter markings (the tiger "stripes") against a dark background. What you've shown reminds me somewhat of the marble trout of the eastern alps. In any case a very pretty fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Now that’s a golden belly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Smokersmith said: Now that’s a golden belly! Where did you catch that? It must be a Lincolnshire fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-H Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 I caught a similar trout in my local river years ago (the goyt) its had me guessing for years after but I've never heard of any tiger trout being caught in there but you never know its bottom jaw was longer could of been a deformitie I guess probably from living in the goyt 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 Looks like a brownie unless its been stocked elsewhere. Any still waters locally connect to the river it could have come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 21/07/2022 at 14:27, Smokersmith said: So … caught this in a river recently (not stocked). Very different markings to a usual brown trout, and a few buddies have suggested it’s a Tiger trout (usually the result of a crossing between Brook and Brown trout). Anyone on here confident enough to say either way? I’d say brown trout But it’s not unlike a trout In Ireland called the Gillaroo around lough Melvin feeds mostly on snails etc Lovely fish Smokersmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Thanks gents .. let's pop it in the 'interestingly marked Brown Trout' category ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 Hello, the peaty rivers in Devon hold trout with beautiful colour like that, caught a few my self👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickstar Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 definitely a brown trout mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 25/07/2022 at 18:16, Gerry78 said: I’d say brown trout But it’s not unlike a trout In Ireland called the Gillaroo around lough Melvin feeds mostly on snails etc Lovely fish Smokersmith Hello, had some lovely times trout and sea fishing in Co Clare , I belong to the Lickeen Lough trout club, use to stay with a nice Irish couple in Ennistymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 4 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, had some lovely times trout and sea fishing in Co Clare , I belong to the Lickeen Lough trout club, use to stay with a nice Irish couple in Ennistymon I haven’t been lucky enough to fish down Irelands wild Atlantic way glad to here you have there’s some great rivers and loughs down there as well as smashing sea angling by the shore or boat Couple lads I work with would go out on the boats Good job mate Co Clare A smashing county Hopefully you got a nice pint of Guinness 👍👍😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, Gerry78 said: I haven’t been lucky enough to fish down Irelands wild Atlantic way glad to here you have there’s some great rivers and loughs down there as well as smashing sea angling by the shore or boat Couple lads I work with would go out on the boats Good job mate Co Clare A smashing county Hopefully you got a nice pint of Guinness 👍👍😊 Hello, I have some good memories of Co Clare but my friends have sadly passed so not likely to go again, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcgunner Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Beautiful fish what fly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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