Oklahoma anglers are getting a new species to fish for as the state Wildlife Department plans to introduce tiger muskies in Lake Carl Etling in the Panhandle.

The tiger muskies — a cross between a northern pike and a muskie — will be added to Lake Carl Etling as an experiment, said Ken Cunningham, assistant chief of fisheries for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

“We think we have the potential to develop a trophy tiger muskie fishery in that lake, something we don’t have in Oklahoma,” Cunningham said.

The Wildlife Department traded with the Wyoming wildlife officials for 200 10-inch tiger muskies that will be put in Lake Carl Etling later this month, Cunningham said. The lake has been low, but has risen enough to allow for the addition of the fish, he said.