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