When it comes to genetic diversity, the cutthroat blows all other trout out of the water. You’ll find them scattered across ...

A rare trout species native to Colorado is making a comeback with a surprising strategy called "Trojan trout."  What's happening? According to Denver Water, efforts to restore the green ...

Flathead Lake largest natural freshwater lake in Western United States here. It covers 197 square miles, depths over 370 feet ...

Hidden in the hills below the Continental Divide in a remote section of Grand County, Colorado, are several small streams that are home to a rare species of fish. The fish on the west side of Jones ...

But while cutthroat trout might not get all the glory, they are an important and popular trout species in their own right. Members of the Salmonidae family, cutthroat are native to Pacific Ocean ...

Despite having brown, rainbow and brook trout, the Lahontan cutthroat trout is actually Lake Tahoe’s only native trout species. The Nevada state fish is also the largest inland cutthroat trout ...

Dec. 28—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has once again declined to list the Rio Grande cutthroat trout as an endangered species, disappointing a conservation group that has been pushing for ...

They are considered a species of special concern in Colorado. Efforts to restore them have been successful, increasing the number of cutthroat trout in the two creeks from 123 in 2011 to more than ...

“(West slope cutthroat trout) is the only native species to this part of the state, and they’re disappearing pretty fast,” said Jim Olsen, a state fisheries biologist for the Big Hole River.

Montana lists both westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout as Species of Concern, and bull trout are considered a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. While neither ...