![]() Beautiful day on Labarge Creek.įinally, we headed to the Grey’s River, which was the nearest river to catch some Snake River cutthroat’s to complete the Wyoming Cutt Slam. The next day we would fish Labarge Creek for Colorado River cutthroat’s. We camped that night near the Smith’s Fork and were pleased to have knocked two of the four cutthroat species off our list. The Smith’s Fork was a relatively small river, at least where we fished, but we managed to get lucky and check the Bonneville off our list. ![]() Next, we headed south to the Smith’s Fork to catch the Bonneville cutthroat. Our first stop we Pelham Lake, which was about an hour drive north of Jackson and said to hold Yellowstone cutthroat’s. In order to obtain the certificate you have to take photo’s of all four species and submit them to Wyoming Game and Fish for approval.īelow are some photos of what turned out to be a memorable couple of weekends in the middle-of-nowhere Wyoming: They are called cutthroat’s because they have a distinct red line under their jaws, and Wyoming is home to four different subspecies of cutthrout trout: Yellowstone cutthroat, Snake River cutthroat, Bonneville cutthroat and Colorado River cutthroat. While working there we heard about the Wyoming Cutt Slam, which is “designed to encourage anglers to learn more about Wyoming’s cutthroat sub-species.”įor those of you not familiar, cutthroat trout are native trout species found in the Rocky Mountain region, tributaries of the Pacific Ocean and Great Basin in North America. In the 2011 summer, my fishing buddy,Benjy Duke, and I were working as Aquatic Invasive Species Technician’s for Wyoming Game and Fish in Jackson, WY. ![]() Posted in Conservation, Fly fishing, Public Lands, Public Lands Proud, Travel, Wyoming Cutt Slam.
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