Trout, tiger (Salmo trutta x Salvelinus fontinalis)
SALMONIDAE FAMILY
This is a cross between a female brown trout (Salmo trutta) and a male brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). It is primarily an artificial cross, though it has been known to occur in nature. Because of genetic differences between the two genera (the brook trout is actually a char), mortality of the eggs and alevin is high. About 65% of hatchery specimens do not survive and the loss is higher in the wild where the majority of normal eggs and alevin perish due to predation. Hybrid specimens that survive are unable to reproduce. They have primarily been produced only on a small... Read More
This is a cross between a female brown trout (Salmo trutta) and a male brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). It is primarily an artificial cross, though it has been known to occur in nature. Because of genetic differences between the two genera (the brook trout is actually a char), mortality of the eggs and alevin is high. About 65% of hatchery specimens do not survive and the loss is higher in the wild where the majority of normal eggs and alevin perish due to predation. Hybrid specimens that survive are unable to reproduce. They have primarily been produced only on a small... Read More

All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
12.42 kg
(27
lb 6
oz)
All-Tackle Length World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
cm
All-Tackle Length Fly World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
cm
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
3.94 kg
(8
lb 11
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
4.62 kg
(10
lb 3
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
3.22 kg
(7
lb 2
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
6.24 kg
(13
lb 12
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
6.95 kg
(15
lb 5
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
9.44 kg
(20
lb 13
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
0.69 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
4.84 kg
(10
lb 11
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
3.52 kg
(7
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
4.64 kg
(10
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
7.59 kg
(16
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
6.01 kg
(13
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
5.44 kg
(12
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
5.95 kg
(13
lb 2
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
1.47 kg
(3
lb 4
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
1.59 kg
(3
lb 8
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
0.62 kg
(1
lb 6
oz)
F-Smallfry
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
0.88 kg
(1
lb 15
oz)
M-Smallfry
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
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