IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (CBS2 News Staff) — An angler set an Idaho state record after catching a 4.8-pound tiger trout.
Gatlynn Mayes hooked this big fish out of Becker Pond in Idaho Falls. Mayes brought the 24-inch tiger into Idaho Fish and Game on Dec. 16 and weighed it after a day of ice fishing with his father.
Becker Pond produces state record tiger trout
The previous record for tiger trout was caught in 2018 and came out of Deer Creek Reservoir with a weight of 4.04 pounds.
Tiger trout is a sterile hybrid between a brook trout and a brown trout. They are uncommon in Idaho and stocked in a limited number of locations, including:
Clearwater Region
- Deer Creek Reservoir
Upper Snake Region
- Jim Moore Pond
- Big Lake (Big Lost drainage)
- Becker Pond
Salmon Region
- Wallace Lake (Panther Cr. Basin)
- Nez Perce Lake (Lemhi Basin)
- Merriam Lake (Pahsimeroi Basin)
