03-13-2015, 09:37 PM
Are brown trout stocked in Scofield?
There have been 20lb class tiger trout produced out of that lake... I think the next world record tiger trout will come from there too.
A brown there would grow fast on chubs initially and then start eating other trout more and more... and could put on some serious mass in a life-span. Because tiger trout are a hybrid with brookies I think they might max out weight wise at a lower weight than browns do. So if Scofield is producing 20-25lb tiger trout I don't see why it couldn't produce 30-35lb brown trout.... I don't think large numbers of them though like the Gorge had. In general I think the browns that get big in Utah do it on suckers and other trout rather than chubs... so fishing bigger lures might be the way to go.
One thing I'll say is that big brown trout will eat some very big meals... There are probably a lot more monster browns in Utah than people realize (15+lbs).... but how many people do you see throwing 8" streamers or 6+" jerkbaits at night when these huge fish feed? I know there are a handful of dedicated guys who target them but they are few and far between.
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There have been 20lb class tiger trout produced out of that lake... I think the next world record tiger trout will come from there too.
A brown there would grow fast on chubs initially and then start eating other trout more and more... and could put on some serious mass in a life-span. Because tiger trout are a hybrid with brookies I think they might max out weight wise at a lower weight than browns do. So if Scofield is producing 20-25lb tiger trout I don't see why it couldn't produce 30-35lb brown trout.... I don't think large numbers of them though like the Gorge had. In general I think the browns that get big in Utah do it on suckers and other trout rather than chubs... so fishing bigger lures might be the way to go.
One thing I'll say is that big brown trout will eat some very big meals... There are probably a lot more monster browns in Utah than people realize (15+lbs).... but how many people do you see throwing 8" streamers or 6+" jerkbaits at night when these huge fish feed? I know there are a handful of dedicated guys who target them but they are few and far between.
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