Is this a tiger trout?

[tweedwolfscream]

The old rule of hybridization everyone learns in school is two animals of the same species produce fertile offspring, two species of the same genus produce infertile offspring, and two species of different genera cannot produce offspring. This justifies brook trout and lake trout (two species of the genus Salvelinus) producing infertile offspring (splake). If the rule held fast 100% of the time, tiger trout wouldn't exist, since brookies and browns are of different genera - Salvelinus (char) and Salmo (Atlantic trout/salmon), but on rare occasion freaky things happen. So it's really more a biological barrier to more tiger trout existing than a behavioural or ecological one, and it would probably not be possible to reliably create this freak occurrance in a hatchery.

Anyway I agree with the others that the pic is a brookie.

[pikeattack]

its a small brookie doesn't even look like a tiger lol.

[baraz]

Id bet a little money Mr Baraz could name a babbling brook or two, where a Tiger has been brought to hand

Nunyer Creek is one I could name for sure Mr. B!

[fishslayer]

did know one say splake? slightly forked tail might suggest that???

[baraz]

did know one say splake? slightly forked tail might suggest that???

Its a brookie...

[fishslayer]

agreed

[live2fish]

I'm going to add my two cents... I say splake... Fork in the tail seals the deal for me brookies I've caught have a distinct square tail... But again I'm probably wrong haha

Either way I can guarantee 100% that it would taste great fried up on a camp fire! Nice looking fish!

[intothedeep]

It's a plump wild creek spec. No splake in southern O creeks... Some specs have a little fork.

[live2fish]

It's a plump wild creek spec. No splake in southern O creeks... Some specs have a little fork.

I stand corrected lol

[woody1948]

8 to 10 inch Speck