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[JohnScott]

Len -

Thanks much for the help with this new learning experience.

SE Idaho Backcountry Freestone Creek


Wild and native Cutthroat


John

[MTSkibum]

is that a snake river or a bonneville?

[JohnScott]

MTSkibum -

I am not absolutely certain, but I believe it is a Yellowstone Cutthroat.

John

[MTSkibum]

I pretty much only catch yellowstone and westlope, with the occasional snake river. That looks alot closer to a snake river than a yellowstone. Every yellowstone cutthroat trout i have caught has been silvery.

Unless they change colors when they spawn?

I spent about 5 minutes looking for a guide, they are tough to find, and most only feature 1 picture, and sometimes fish of the same species can look fairly different in different waters.

Here shows a couple pictures
http://gf.state.wy.us/services/custo...slam/index.asp

here is a bonneville picture, these are pictures i just found on the internet to help with identification. I am going to try and complete the cutslam this summer(and actually 5 might be in reach), so i am just trying to get better at identification, west slope is easy, small and red/silver.



here is a browner yellowstone cutthroat

[JohnScott]

MTSkibum -

After doing a bit more research, I am pretty sure that you are correct in identifying this as a Snake River Cutthroat.

If you are looking for a neat place to catch a Bonneville Cutthroat without ANY question as to what it is, check out ( google ) Lake Alice Wyoming. In addition to adding to your grandslam tally, you will be catching a fish that is unique in the world.

John

[MTSkibum]

MTSkibum -

After doing a bit more research, I am pretty sure that you are correct in identifying this as a Snake River Cutthroat.

If you are looking for a neat place to catch a Bonneville Cutthroat without ANY question as to what it is, check out ( google ) Lake Alice Wyoming. In addition to adding to your grandslam tally, you will be catching a fish that is unique in the world.

John

Thanks, i need either that one or a colorado cutthroat is the other one i am going to go after this summer as well, my sister lives in Laramie and they have Colorado cutties there, so i might go down and fish with my brother in law this summer.

You do have yellowstone cutties in idaho though i believe, they are just north of where you are at.