New Zealand Freshwater Fish

DSC_3205 Hybrid tiger trout ((Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis) this young hatchery bred fish is an infertile cross between a male brown trout and a female brook char. They are bred at the Ngongotaha hatchery, Rotorua, and released into Lake Rotoma. They are produced purely for sports fishing as they grow quickly and ﬁght aggressively when caught *

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DSC_3205 Hybrid tiger trout ((Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis) this young hatchery bred fish is an infertile cross between a male brown trout and a female brook char. They are bred at the Ngongotaha hatchery, Rotorua, and released into Lake Rotoma. They are produced purely for sports fishing as they grow quickly and ﬁght aggressively when caught *

DSC 3205 Hybrid tiger trout Salmo trutta Salvelinus fontinalis pattern young hatchery bred fish infertile cross male brown trout female brook char Ngongotaha Rotorua Lake Rotoma sports fishing