Robert Riggs and his son Brent caught a state-record tiger trout while fishing Mannington Lake in West Virginia in late March. The fish weighed more than 12 pounds and replaced a record set in 2024.

Sheep Creek Reservoir – 1,000 tiger trout. Yep, another southeast Idaho fishery is receiving tiger trout! This 23-acre reservoir is located southeast of Montpelier off of Sheep Creek Reservoir Road.

The fish eclipsed the standing record for a tiger trout caught by Nathaniel Smith at New Creek Lake which was 11.98 pounds. Robert’s fish however came up short of the length record.

The tiger trout, which weighed 12.55 and measured 27.6 inches, broke the previous West Virginia state record for weight. However, a 28.7-inch trout caught in Krodel Lake in 2011 maintains the ...

Photo courtesy Robert Riggs WVDNR conservation officer Dustin Smith weighed and measured the fish at the office and confirmed it was a new state record weight tiger trout. Robert’s trout weighed 12.55 ...