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The Colorado River cutthroat trout is native to the Green River and Little Snake river drainages in Wyoming. In fact, they were the only trout found in those drainages. Numbers of Colorado River cutthroats were reduced through hybridization and competition with introduced non-native trout, like the brook trout and rainbow trout.
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Colorado River cutthroat prefer small, clear streams and rivers along with small to medium size lakes. Cutthroat are spring spawners. The principal food of the cutthroat is plankton and aquatic insects in lakes, and aquatic insects in streams. Cutthroat over twelve inches, especially Snake River cutthroat, often feed on small fish and crayfish. |
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Angling Tips |
Most conventional trout fishing techniques work fine for cutthroat – in fact, they are one of the easiest trout to catch on hook and line.
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