Scofield Stocking

[joatmon]

Went to Scofield last Saturday to catch chubs for bait to use at Strawberry this fall and winter. Saw a bunch of 3-4" tiger trout swimming near the shoreline, yet don't see any tigers on the stocking report. Anyone know what's up?
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[Jedidiah]

Maybe the 35,000 fingerlings planted last year in April?
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[ChubbyChaser]

to quote Jurassic Park...nature finds a way []
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[joatmon]

I would have thought they would be much bigger by now. Tiger trout growth rates I've seen on line indicate they should be 3-4 times bigger a year later. Hope they start planting some much larger tigers up there soon.
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[Jedidiah]

Good point. Hybridization like that very rarely allows for breeding but does happen, as in coyote-wolf crosses. Though when that happens in coyote-wolves, the first generation is pretty screwed up, and the second is practically an abomination that rarely lives to adulthood.
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[qsilver]

Just curious were you able to catch any chubs I have been thinking about going up there also to see if I could stock up on some bait
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[joatmon]

I caught 9 chubs in a couple of hours. Caught 8 pn worms and 1 on a spinner. Brought 8 home for bait. Fished south side of the dam arm.
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[Fishrmn]

[quote ChubbyChaser]to quote Jurassic Park...nature finds a way [][/quote]

Nope. From the UDWR's webpage.

Scofield Reservoir
2016-11-01
Fair Anglers report good fishing on the south side of the dam arm. Scofield was stocked with more than 120,000 tiger trout (averaging seven inches long) in October. Try using silver spoons, Kastmasters or jigs, as well as soft plastics. As temperatures continue to drop, some of the large cutthroats should also be biting on crankbaits along the rocky shorelines. Anglers are also catching chubs on worms and spinners.

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