fly-fishing for cutthroat trout

The Yellowstone cutthroats of George Creek were incredibly beautiful.
Photos by Phil Monahan

To catch our third species for the Utah Cutthroat Slam, we had to travel to a part of the state that few residents have ever visited: the Raft River Mountains. Located in the far northwest, on. . .

This gorgeous Bonneville cutthroat came from Utah’s North Branch of the Ogden River.
Photo by Phil Monahan

On the morning of our third day in Utah, we drove to the small town of Coalville, where we met up with a group of heavy hitters. In attendance were Greg Sheehan, the Utah Division of Wildlife. . .

The Bear River cutthroats downstream were much larger, beneficiaries of the habitat work upstream.
Photo by Phil Monahan

On the second day of our Utah Cutthroat Slam adventure, TU’s Jim DeRito wanted to head downstream on the Bear River to see how the habitat work in the headwaters benefited the. . .

The Bear River cutthroats were both beautiful and feisty, like true natives should be.
Photo by Phil Monahan

Back in April, we posted about the new Utah Cutthroat Slam program, which requires anglers to catch the four subspecies of cutthroats native to the state. Having had a blast completing. . .