Head on over to Island Park and watch the big cutts on their spawning run as they make their way from Henry’s Lake to Hatchery Creek.
Nick Clement of Reel Escape Films has a nice trailer (4:33) of his In the Land of the Cutthroats (this is the link to the HD version on Vimeo—check out the other videos of his there too).
Although in my neck of the woods fishing is open 365 days a year, this is pretty much the end of the season for me.
Yesterday, the Center for Biological Diversity filed suit against the USFWS to seek protection for the Colorado River cutthroat under the Endangered Species Act.
Mike Savlen has done his first (I believe it’s his first) painting of a cutthroat. The colors are exceptionally brilliant. It’s for sale too. Go check it out!
A local creek, Swan Creek in the Bear Lake valley, is being rehabilitated and restocked with Bonneville cutthroat.
Stocking westslope cutthroat into Montana’s back-country lakes by horseback.
Two trips of two days each fishing “Bonneville Creek,” Idaho and Greys River, Wyoming for Bonneville and Finespotted cutthroat trout (including a brief recap of Scott’s most prolific 3 hours of catching fish ever experienced).
The Logan River is my “home” water (it’s the closest, but I haven’t fished it as much this year). I was able to fish it twice last week. Here’s the report (along with some amateurish video of Cutthroat Stalker stalking cutthroat).
Wildlife sound recorder Mike Kasic swims with Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Great footage! Concerns about the cutthroat’s plight, especially in Yellowstone Lake are also discussed.
Trying to restore native Yellowstone cutts, 6 lakes in the Flathead area of Montana had their fish limits removed.
Background to Dan and Scott’s Desert Natives Fishing Trip along the northern edge of the Great Basin. Wherein you learn a little about the Great Basin and the main target of the trip.
Fishing for native trout in the deserts of Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Utah. Cutthroats: Lahontan, Yellowstone and Alvords as well as redband trout and bull trout are the target species. Here’s the itinerary.
Working hard to restore important Bonneville cutthroat spawning runs at Bear Lake.
Fishing small, out of the way tributaries, for native cutthroat trout.