Eye of the Tiger

They’ve been in Wyoming for 20 years. They are a challenge to hatch and have unique markings that make them easy to identify. Their benefits in the right environment are two-fold, and they can get big pretty fast. In a nutshell, this is the tiger trout. With 2025 marking a new state tiger trout record for the third year in a row, what is it about Wyoming that allows tiger trout to thrive?

Tiger trout record broken for third consecutive year

Another year, another tiger trout record in Wyoming. Shelby Holder of Kemmerer set the new record on June 6 with a 14-pound, 15.2-ounce fish caught in the Hams Fork River near Kemmerer. The fish was 31.2 inches long and had a girth of 19 inches.

Story Hatchery and Sheridan Region fisheries update

Eagle Lake rainbow trout spawning operations wrapped up in May, with 1.6 million eggs collected. The majority of the eggs were shipped to Game and Fish’s Daniel and Clark’s Fork hatcheries and the Wigwam Rearing Stations. The remaining eggs were shipped to a private hatchery and the Bellvue-Watson Fish Hatchery in Colorado.

Kickstart your conservation career at Whiskey Mountain

Are you interested in a career in conservation? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites current college students and recent graduates to Whiskey Mountain Conservation Camp in Dubois Aug. 14-17 to learn how to pursue a successful career in the outdoors at the newly created Wyoming Collegiate Conservation Symposium camp.

Hooked on Learning: More than 6,400 Wyoming students participated in Trout in the Classroom program

Hundreds of trout found homes in Wyoming waters thanks to students and teachers participating in a new conservation education program. Trout in the Classroom is a partnership between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Trout Unlimited where students and teachers raise rainbow trout in their classrooms over the course of a semester.

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