cutthroat trout

The Wyoming Game & Fish Department monitored the cutthroat trout populations in mid-October by electrofishing.

A smallmouth bass was caught in the Gardner River just north of Yellowstone National Park last week. This has raised alarm in the angler community as smallmouth bass could decimate the native trout populations in the upper Yellowstone River.

The Jackson area is home to a population of relatively genetically pure native cutthroat trout. In many other parts of the West, cutthroat trout have hybridized with rainbow trout. But a set of irrigation ditches off of Spread Creek have created a barrier for the Jackson area trout on their migrations. The fish get swept into irrigation ditches and eventually become stranded.

Yellowstone cutthroat trout are starting to show signs of recovery after nearly 30 years of efforts to eliminate the invasive lake trout threatening their…

The number of non-native lake trout in Yellowstone Lake is on the decline. Yellowstone biologists are optimistic that this means the native cutthroat…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife just announced they’ve discovered a species of cutthroat trout previously thought to be extinct. They also said the species...

The official nonprofit for Yellowstone National Park has new grant money devoted to a three-year effort to protect the native cutthroat trout population…

After a set of meetings this week, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking the public to help with the future conservation of cutthroat trout in…

Populations of native cutthroat trout appear to be rebounding, thanks to an effort to kill off an invasive species in Yellowstone Lake. More than 40…

Climate change is hurting certain fish species in North American streams and lakes, according to the July issue of Fisheries Magazine.Abigail Lynch, a…