tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post3551449020499506312..comments2024-02-21T10:19:47.260-08:00Comments on Colorado Headwaters Fisheries Management: Turning predators into preyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15609959590066227459noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-86744118393856304832017-07-19T21:54:41.604-07:002017-07-19T21:54:41.604-07:00Jon -
Great info, thanks for sharing. Was up at ...Jon - <br /><br />Great info, thanks for sharing. Was up at Meadow Creek this last weekend and, having only heard of tiger trout as a sort of tall tale (and seen pictures online), I was shocked to pull a 10" tiger out of the res myself. Struck my Chernobyl Ant almost immediately after I put it in the water. Came here to find out if I had stumbled upon a natural anomaly or if it was part of some management program. Now I know! On a related note, are you aware of whether tiger ever occur naturally, or are they all fishery-bred for release?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117995910122157390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-50646217228241505032016-05-01T20:57:46.676-07:002016-05-01T20:57:46.676-07:00Emerald Mile is one of my all-time favorites! I to...Emerald Mile is one of my all-time favorites! I totally get the "reading about work" thing. "Synthetic Fish" is a really good read, though. I'd be really interested in your take when you read it. Emerald Mile makes me think of Peter Heller's books, particularly Hell or High Water. You would enjoy it. Also, his novels are great if you haven't read them -- Dog Stars and The Painter. His characters all fish...<br /><br />Tenkara is GREAT for kids...but be careful. You may get hooked too!Steve Eldernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-46342236719418870792016-05-01T17:32:24.062-07:002016-05-01T17:32:24.062-07:00I've got a neighbor that's a big Tenkara f...I've got a neighbor that's a big Tenkara fan; I've only stood in the driveway holding one. I'm very intrigued though, especially with the idea of trying it with my kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609959590066227459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-30711684531342424042016-05-01T17:27:48.252-07:002016-05-01T17:27:48.252-07:00Hi Steve, thanks for the positive feedback. To be ...Hi Steve, thanks for the positive feedback. To be honest with you, that book has been sitting on my shelf unread for some time now. All the reports I've heard are that it's very good. Maybe it'll be next. I think the problem is that I have a hard time sitting down and reading a fish book in my spare time. I'm just digging into "The Emerald Mile" and I've been having a hard time putting that down this weekend. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609959590066227459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-46056806600189815762016-04-30T09:54:01.098-07:002016-04-30T09:54:01.098-07:00Hi Jon,
I just discovered your excellent blog whi...Hi Jon,<br /><br />I just discovered your excellent blog while doing a little Tiger Trout research. My interest in your line of work was recently stimulated by reading "An Entirely Synthetic Fish." What an amazing story of fish culture in this country. <br /><br />I wanted to provide a little feedback on Tigers from an angler's POV: They are AWESOME. I am a Tenkara flyfisher. I live in Colorado Springs (my family has a place in Summit, so I'm interested in those waters as well). <br /><br />I've been recently fishing a local res that is full of various species, including Cutts and Brookies, but is enigmatic fishing. They are often more challenging to catch than in many places. <br /><br />I had heard of Tigers, but didn't know there were any in this lake. I had heard maybe some Browns. One day, the water was a mirror and nothing was going on. In desperation, I tied on a big ugly Amy's Ant and twitched it on top to see if I could raise a Brown or other aggressive-minded inhabitant. I'll be darned if a 12" Tiger didn't come up and suck it in! After releasing him (with a photo!), I caught another smaller one within about 10 minutes. At other times, I've caught them on a weighted nymph thing called a Utah Killer Bug on the retrieve. They are fun to catch and really add another dimension to the fishing experience. <br /><br />I don't know why they would have been stocked in this particular lake -- I was assuming a similar control strategy to the one you used in Meadow Creek. Whatever the case, it is a healthy fishery and all the more fun because it has Tigers prowling around!<br /><br />Thanks for all your work and great communication. Keep casting about!<br /><br />Steve ElderSteve Eldernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-29012163252995785002016-04-15T15:36:02.381-07:002016-04-15T15:36:02.381-07:00We'll see how they do over a longer time frame...We'll see how they do over a longer time frame. I'm not opposed to some kind of regulation but only if it turns out that we can grow them to a large size there and it looks like they're being limited by harvest pressure. That's a few years out yet, though. As far as signs go, I guess from my days of doing law enforcement, I am very cynical about the value of signs. Any time you ever write a ticket, the very first thing someone usually says is that they didn't see the regulation signs. I tend to be of the opinion that if someone is interested in seeking out information, it's easy to get, and that if someone has no interest in the information, they're not going to stop and read a sign. Also, from an aesthetic perspective, I don't really enjoy being the person to clutter a place like that up with signs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609959590066227459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-42291303047051211502016-04-08T18:59:15.442-07:002016-04-08T18:59:15.442-07:00Very cool, nice to see a few tiger trout in Grand ...Very cool, nice to see a few tiger trout in Grand county.<br />Now we need effort towards a self sustaining population of Lake Whitefish in granby.<br />Now that would be something to be proud of.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702566892121241638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-80996317271535053462016-04-04T12:31:27.777-07:002016-04-04T12:31:27.777-07:00Thanks for the update. Since there is a limited s...Thanks for the update. Since there is a limited supply of tiger trout did you give thought to restricting the limits or at least putting signage requesting anglers release the tigers?Keith Greenwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074026962096739829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158002275117190986.post-35096688382741944022016-04-01T10:54:35.038-07:002016-04-01T10:54:35.038-07:00fascinating, thank you. I saw a tiger trout once i...fascinating, thank you. I saw a tiger trout once in the late 80s, caught near Cape Town in S. Africa, but never managed to catch one myself. It will be interesting to see how they do.. <br />"we can have complete control over how many teeth are in a water body"<br />made me laugh.. Douglas Kretzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594782071750975708noreply@blogger.com