Thanks for the trip report Darren!
Me and my fishing buddy Blake have been drooling for years over the images of Tiger trout you have been posting from trips to the parkland region of Manitoba. This spring we finally made the Pilgrimage, an especially long haul for Blake travelling from Peace River. The Tigers did not disappoint and we had a great week of fishing. We caught a mixed bag of species from several different lakes but a slow day testing new waters sent us back to Twin mid-afternoon for those accommodating hybrids.
I found them to be a great mix of the best from both species. The broad shoulders and depth of a brookie with the bull dog pulling power, combined with the length and acrobatics of a brown trout made for an exciting fight, especially when we were fishing shallow. The other interesting feature of them was how variable their appearance was, beautiful fish.
I had a fun experience on East Goose lake. In less than an hour anchored off a point I caught a couple nice browns, a good rainbow, a couple perch followed by a pretty decent walleye. All on the same fly!
It was also a great week of birding with fun opportunities to photograph a Great Egret, Black Terns and big flocks of White Pelicans. The birdsong surrounding Twin in the early morning was nearly worth the trip and a perfect soundtrack to the fly fishing.
Another East Goose Walleye
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