10-25-2010, 03:41 PM
This is the reply I received from DWR. Sounds like a "maybe" to me!
Though difficult to tell for sure from the photos, it sure does look like a tiger trout. We do not actively stock tiger trout into Strawberry, however, I have seen one in there a few years ago. Since tigers cannot reproduce naturally, they had to be stocked. The most likely explanation is that they jump the raceway walls at the hatchery, and we end up with a few mixed in with our stocks at Strawberry. Thanks for sharing.
Alan Ward
Strawberry Project Leader
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
435-649-9368
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Though difficult to tell for sure from the photos, it sure does look like a tiger trout. We do not actively stock tiger trout into Strawberry, however, I have seen one in there a few years ago. Since tigers cannot reproduce naturally, they had to be stocked. The most likely explanation is that they jump the raceway walls at the hatchery, and we end up with a few mixed in with our stocks at Strawberry. Thanks for sharing.
Alan Ward
Strawberry Project Leader
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
435-649-9368
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