Idaho Angler Sets New Tiger Trout Record With 9.12-Pound Fish

Tiger trout records are dropping like flies in Idaho where an angler from Montpelier, Austin Christensen, set a new state fishing record for tiger trout just two weeks after another angler broke the record.

Tiger trout are amongst the coolest looking freshwater fish in America. They are a hybrid trout species that is a cross between brook trout and brown trout and they have characteristic yellow markings similar to ‘stripes’ that helped them earn their name.

Normally rare in the wild, tiger trout were introduced to the Montpelier Reservoir in Idaho back in 2016 by the Idaho Fish and Game agency. They can also be found in a handful of other bodies of water throughout the state according to the press release from Idaho Fish and Game.

Austin Christensen caught his record breaking tiger trout on June 1st while fishing the Montpelier Reservoir which is due East of Montpelier, a short drive up Montpelier Canyon Road. The reservoir sits at…