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Everything you wanted to know: Yellowstone cutthroat trout
Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) Species summary and Ssatus: The Yellowstone cutthroat trout occupies waters in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Yellowstone cutthroat trout tend to be golden brown with relatively large, dark spots concentrated towards the tail. The fine-spotted cutthroat trout is another form of Yellowstone cutthroat trout, and as the name suggests,…
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Everything you wanted to know: Coastal cutthroat trout
Coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) Species summary and status: The coastal cutthroat trout (CCT) is located in watersheds from California to Prince William Sound in Alaska. However, several populations in western Oregon are thought to be at moderate risk of extinction, because of ocean conditions and habitat-related problems. Coastals have dark green backs with olive…
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Roundtable: Our favorite public lands
The Caribou National Forest, Idaho. Chris Hunt photo. Editor’s note: In celebration of Public Lands Month, several TU anglers are showcasing their favorite public lands fishing and hunting destinations. America’s public lands are our national treasure — places that have storied histories for all people, from Indigenous Americans to modern-day hunters and anglers. Keeping them…
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Aboriginal Rio Grande cutthroat trout survive in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
by Mark Konishi Growing up in the San Luis Valley, I would hear rumors of cutthroat trout with vivid colors caught in secret waters. Cutthroat trout with orange slab-sides as brilliant as any goldfish. Many of these stories often came from my classmate Jim, relayed down through his extended family. It was difficult to pinpoint…
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Everything you wanted to know: bull trout
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Species summary and status: The bull trout was once found throughout the Columbia River Basin, east to western Montana, south to northern Nevada, west to California and possibly as far north as southeastern Alaska. The main populations remaining in the lower 48 states are in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, with…
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The Book Cliffs in Utah provide solace and critical habitat
Editor's note: TROUT Magazine Online will publish frequent essays on "American Places," lands and waters that make the nation unique. These essays will be crafted by Trout Unlimited staffers, contributing writers and volunteers. These places are near and dear to many and worthy of sharing in hopes of creating more advocates for the treasures so…
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The Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge is a high-desert oasis vital to wildlife and wild trout
by Liz Rose The Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge is more than just a buffer zone around a river in an expanse of Wyoming sagebrush steppe. Like many national wildlife refuges managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it is unique, wild and intended to stay that way. I’ve always had a soft spot for animals and a guilty conscience for reasons yet…
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