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Trappers Lake, elevation 9,633 feet (2,936 m), [1] is a lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, which is in the White River National Forest in Colorado, United States. It is located in Garfield County east of the town of Meeker and west of the town of Yampa. The lake is roughly a mile and a half (2.4 km) long and half a mile (800 m) wide ...
An overarching mission among the hatchery staff is the preservation of cutthroat trout. In 2016, the facility rescued 158 unique cutthroat trout from Hayden Creek after the Hayden Pass Wildfire. Biologists are working to spawn them to preserve a unique genetic line, and a link to Colorado's fishing history. [3]
Catch and release fishing of the greenback cutthroat is currently permitted in parts of both the South Platte and Arkansas River basins. The Bozeman National Fish Hatchery was a key player in the recovery of the greenback cutthroat trout. [8] [9] [10] In 2012, a genetic study that compared DNA samples both from modern populations and historical ...
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Colorado River cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus: Considered one of the more beautiful trout in North America for its red coloration from the bottom mouth to the abdomen. These trout are found in high-country lakes and stream in the cool mountains. The native subspecies that feed on aquatic and terrestrial insects can grow up to ...
[113] [114] The 6 miles (9.7 km) of river from below Navajo Dam to Gobernador Wash are known as one of the best trout fishing waters in the United States due to the cold, clear flows released from the base of the dam. [115] Cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout are present in this section of the San Juan River. [9]
Fishing from a tube or a boat is more reliable than wade fishing the outlet. The best times to fish Lewis Lake are at ice-out in mid-June, warm summer evenings, and late October, when the spawning brown trout become aggressive. Streamers and leeches are effective in the early and late season with caddis the fly of choice on warm summer evenings.
The cutthroat trout is the state fish of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, while particular subspecies of cutthroat are the state fish of Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Idaho [112] Montana [113] and Wyoming [114] –Cutthroat trout (O. clarki) Colorado–Greenback cutthroat trout (O. v. stomias) Nevada [115] –Lahontan cutthroat trout (O. h ...