In early September, Joey Mara and Daniel Silverberg headed to Yellowstone National Park on a mission to explore the Yellowstone River and its backcountry. It was an eventful trip, as they . . .
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fly-fishing for cutthroat trout
Videos: Completing the Utah Cutthroat Slam
Paul Thompson shows the stunning colors of a wild, native Bonneville cutthroat.
Photo by Phil Monahan
We’ve posted three times about the fantastic new Utah Cutthroat Slam program, which requires anglers to land the state’s four native subspecies—Bear River, Bonneville, Yellowstone, and . . .
Read MoreClassic Video: “Some Kind of Exotic” in British Columbia
Check out this glorious video about the pristine waters around Fernie, British Columbia. Hilary Hutcheson tours the region with guide Paul Samycia, as they chase native cutthroats and . . .
Read MoreStory and Photos: Discovering Utah Through the Cutthroat Slam
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 . . .
Read MoreTop 10 Flies for Oregon’s North Coast
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. . .
Read MorePhotos: Discovering Utah Through the Cutthroat Slam
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 . . .
Read MorePhotos: One Last Trip for High-Country Cutthroats
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 . . .
Read MorePhotos: Big Wyoming Cutthroats on the Swing
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 . . .
Read MorePhotos: An East-Coaster in Colorado’s High Country
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 . . .
Read MorePhotos: A Dry-Fly Surprise in Yellowstone National Park
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 . . .
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