I have been fortunate to catch most of the species of fish in our state with this exception.I have not been able to figure out how to capture a Tiger Trout. I have never fished at Hunington so I guess I have missed my chance there. I have however spent a number of angling hours at East Canyon. I have had little problem with the other fish types in that lake but for some reason I have not been able to figure this one out. Is there a special technique or do you just need to be in the right spot at the right time? Any help would be appreciated. I am headed up there this week end and would sure like to try something different.
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i caught a tiger at east last week.
put alittle piece of chub or minnow on your jigs
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I caught a 15" tiger two saturdays ago and when I was gutting it, he was full of 1.5" - 2" minnows. I have heard they are pretty predatious, like cutthroats. So minnows would be a good choice. But I caught that one on an ice fly/waxworm... I'm probably not much help... [blush]
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where did you go fishing to get that tiger tail chick?
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i fished scofield a lot in december and found that a small minnow, or piece of chub was the key for tigers. mealies, waxies, and crawlers worked better for bows. using the same jigs, but tipped with minnow meat would result in catching tigers instead of rainbows.
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if you want tiger trout. put some meat on the hook..
also look for tigers to be in schools right now..
and here is some free info from huntington.. after the ice gets over 20 inches or so most all the tigers in there can be found about 2 to 5 feet under the ice.. a plain jig head tipped with minnow or worm well catch them on most days..
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Got him at Pali
es. It's a cheesy place to fish, but it's a very short drive for me. Plus, there has only been half a dozen people at most each time I've been there.
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I was also going to suggest scofield with minnows.
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Thanx to all for the posts. I will try some of the advise that was given.
That is why BFT is so good. There is always someone who will offer help.
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why do the tigers go so shallow after the ice gets so thick?? any ideas???
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well this is just what i think, i dont know for sure why they go up by the ice like they do.. but most the time i've seen them up just under the ice was when the ice,shush and snow was over 3 to 4 feet thick.. so i'm thinking it might have something to do with light coming through the ice..
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[cool][#0000ff]Probably a combination of light, oxygen and food supply. The longer the lake is capped, the lower the oxygen level in the water. Fish will seek the layer of water with the most oxygen. Also, the light attracts the zooplankton which attracts both the minnows and the predators.[/#0000ff]
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