07-01-2014, 07:09 PM
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Tigers Improve Perch in Jim Moore Pond
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Tigers will soon be roaming the Upper Snake Region. Not the same tigers as those found at Tauphus Park Zoo, but a tiger trout. These salmonids are an unusual cross between a brook trout and a brown trout. Although these fish can rarely be encountered naturally, they are more common as a hatchery product. They have a reputation as being aggressive and very effective at feeding on other fish.
This is good news for anglers who like chasing yellow perch in Jim Moore Pond in Roberts. Over the years, those perch have become stunted and are too small to fillet. The upside is that they are plentiful enough that kids can easily catch a mess in a day, particularly through the ice.
Biologists would like to thin down the perch numbers, so the ones that remain can grow to a larger, more desirable size. However, keeping those high catch rates will be important as well. Biologists will stock about 6,000 three to four inch fingerling tiger trout this week with the hope that they will eat some of the young perch that were spawned this past March. IDFG biologists will continue to monitor Jim Moore Pond to determine how effective these young tigers are and will also stock a larger, catchable-sized tiger trout next year. Ultimately, we hope to continue to provide high catch rates for perch, but with a larger size to them. Tigers may help us achieve this goal.
By Dan Garren
Fisheries Regional Manager
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Tigers Improve Perch in Jim Moore Pond
Tigers will soon be roaming the Upper Snake Region. Not the same tigers as those found at Tauphus Park Zoo, but a tiger trout. These salmonids are an unusual cross between a brook trout and a brown trout. Although these fish can rarely be encountered naturally, they are more common as a hatchery product. They have a reputation as being aggressive and very effective at feeding on other fish.
This is good news for anglers who like chasing yellow perch in Jim Moore Pond in Roberts. Over the years, those perch have become stunted and are too small to fillet. The upside is that they are plentiful enough that kids can easily catch a mess in a day, particularly through the ice.
Biologists would like to thin down the perch numbers, so the ones that remain can grow to a larger, more desirable size. However, keeping those high catch rates will be important as well. Biologists will stock about 6,000 three to four inch fingerling tiger trout this week with the hope that they will eat some of the young perch that were spawned this past March. IDFG biologists will continue to monitor Jim Moore Pond to determine how effective these young tigers are and will also stock a larger, catchable-sized tiger trout next year. Ultimately, we hope to continue to provide high catch rates for perch, but with a larger size to them. Tigers may help us achieve this goal.
By Dan Garren
Fisheries Regional Manager
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