Over the past several years, I have consulted a lot of maps, researched in books, on the web, and conferred with other enthusiasts, all in my quest to catch native trout and salmonids. As a result, I’ve seen a lot of beautiful places, put a lot of miles on my rig, and had a helluva time. Along the way, I have completed the California Fish and Game Heritage Trout Challenge twice (certificates #66 & #144), as well as the Wyoming Game and Fish Cutt Slam certificate. Here is the photographic result of all of my efforts. I’m still in the process of locating and catching other species…so the quest continues. Enjoy!
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Coastal Rainbow o.m. irideus
Caught in California
Columbia River Basin Redband o.m. giardneri
Caught in Oregon
Goose Lake Redband o.m. newberrii
Caught in California
Warner Lakes Redband o.m. newberrii
Caught in California (barely)
Catlow Basin Redband o.m. newberrii
Caught in Oregon
Upper Klamath Lake Basin Redband o.m. newberrii
Caught in Oregon
Harney-Malheur Basin Redband o.m. newberrii
Caught in Oregon
Fort Rock Basin Redband o.m. newberrii
Caught in Oregon
Chewaucan Basin Redband o.m. newberrii
Caught in Oregon
McCloud River Redband o.m. stonei
Caught in California
Eagle Lakes Rainbow o.m. aquilarum
Caught in California
Kern River Rainbow o.m. gilberti
Caught in California
Little Kern River Golden o.m. whitei
Caught in California
SF Kern Golden o.m. augabonita
Caught in California
Apache & Gila Trout Oncorhynchus gilae
Apache Trout Oncorhynchus gilae apache
Caught in Arizona
Gila Trout Oncorhynchus gilae gilae
Caught in New Mexico
Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki
Lahontan Cutthroat o.c. henshawi
Caught in California
Paiute Cutthroat o.c. seleniris
Caught in California
Coastal Cutthroat o.c. clarki
Caught in California
Yellowstone Cutthroat o.c. bouvieri
Caught in Wyoming
Yellowstone Cutthroat o.c. bouvieri
Caught in Montana
West Slope Cutthroat o.c. lewisi
Caught in Montana
Snake River Fine Spotted Cutthroat o.c. behnkei
Caught in Wyoming
Colorado Cutthroat o.c. pleuriticus
Caught in California (!)
Colorado Cutthroat o.c. pleuriticus
Caught in Wyoming
Bonneville Cutthroat o.c. utah
Caught in Wyoming
Humboldt Cutthroat o.c. humboldtensis
Caught in Nevada
Whitehorse Basin Cutthroat o.c. humboldtensis
Caught in Oregon
Alvord Cutthroat o.c. alvordensis
Caught in Oregon
Rio Grande Cutthroat o.c. virginalis
Caught in New Mexico
Greenback Cutthroat o.c. stomias
Caught in Colorado
Salvelinus (Char)
Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
Caught in Oregon
Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma
Caught in Alaska
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Caught in California
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
Caught in California
Other Salmonids
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Caught in Montana
Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus
Caught in Montana
Tiger Trout Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis
Caught in Nevada
CuttBow Oncorhynchus clarkii X mykiss
Caught in Montana
Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
Caught in Montana
…and some other fish…
Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Caught in Montana
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Caught in California
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Caught in Calfiornia
