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Story and Photos: Discovering Utah Through the Cutthroat Slam

January 15, 2018

Written by: Tyler Coleman

Catching native trout in their native range teaches us a lot about conservation. Plus, it’s a blast!
Photo by Tyler Coleman

After fishing the Arizona Wild Trout challenge, I was eager to find similar programs that could teach me about native trout species. One that stuck out to me was the Utah Cutthroat Slam because I . . .

Top 10 Flies for Oregon’s North Coast

October 25, 2017

Written by: Ethan Barrow, Adventures Across Oregon

There are lots of opportunities within striking distance of Portland.
Photos courtesy Adventures Across Oregon

When the vast majority of fly fishing destinations in the northern hemisphere are dealing with intense cold and/or snow, the watersheds in close proximity to Portland, Oregon are oftentimes. . .

Photos: Discovering Utah Through the Cutthroat Slam

October 17, 2017

Written by: Aaron Smith

The Colorado River cutthroat trout is one of the four subspieces that make up the Utah Slam.
Photos by Aaron Smith

I first heard about the Utah Cutthroat Slam—which requires anglers to catch all four of Utah’s native cutthroat trout subspecies in their historic range—just days after it had been introduced. The . . .

Photos: One Last Trip for High-Country Cutthroats

September 14, 2017

Written by: Jon Hill

Big Rio Grande cutthroats are a fine reward for the sometimes arduous trip up to 12,000 feet.
Photos by Jon Hill

I took one last trip to 12,000 feet this past weekend. Kurt, James, and Steve accompanied me into Colorado’s Sangre De Cristo Wilderness to chase Rio Grande cutthroat trout. The afternoons . . .

Photos: Big Wyoming Cutthroats on the Swing

August 30, 2017

Written by: Kubie Brown

Swinging with a Spey rod for cutties is not a common strategy, but it works quite well.
Photo by Nathan Mackey

My buddy Nate and I went up to a secret location, called “Location X,” somewhere around Wyoming to try out our 5-weight Spey rods for some big trout. It worked out fairly well, as we swung up a . . .

Photos: An East-Coaster in Colorado’s High Country

August 22, 2017

Written by: Jon Hill

Nick Meloy shows off a colorful cutthroat on a lake far from his home waters.
Photo by Jon Hill

I “met” Nick Meloy a couple of years ago on the fly-fishing forum on reddit, and this past week he was out in Denver on vacation. He had a free day and wanted to meet up and hit some . . .

Photos: A Dry-Fly Surprise in Yellowstone National Park

August 21, 2017

This stunning Yellowstone cutthroat ate a large, foam stonefly pattern.
Photo by Tom Rosenbauer

Tom Rosenbauer recently hooked up with Orvis Jackson Hole store manager Abel Gonzalez, and they were lucky enough to find plenty of cutthroats eating on top. They caught some nice fish . . .

Video: Into the Wild of the Colorado High Country

August 01, 2017

Here is an absolutely gorgeous look at an evening of fly fishing and exploring the high country in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. Just the hike in must be enough to justify the trip, but then you . . .

Photos: Holy Hail and Cutties in the Colorado High Country

July 25, 2017

Written by: Jon Hill

When the skies were clear, the views and the water were nothing short of spectacular.
Photos by Jon Hill

Shawn, Tom, and I hiked into the Holy Cross Wilderness Area in Colorado for a few days of chasing cutthroat trout. To be honest, this wasn’t the best trip we’ve ever taken. With 23 miles of hiking, . . .

Utah’s New Cutthroat Slam Program is a Blast!

April 11, 2017

The Utah Cutthroat Slam requires anglers to catch all four species native to the Beehive State.
Photos by Phil Monahan

Having grown up in New England, I did not lay eyes on a cutthroat trout until I was twenty-eight years old. During a week of training to be a fly-fishing guide in Montana’s Paradise Valley, I . . .