Named for the distinctive red coloring behind its gills, the cutthroat has also been known as the mountain trout or speckled trout, thanks to its alpine stream habitat and distinctive black spots.

Named for the distinctive red coloring behind its gills, the cutthroat has also been known as the mountain trout or speckled trout, thanks to its alpine stream habitat and distinctive black spots.

habitat loss, disease and overharvest. In the past ten years, the Conservation Team has conducted 13 population restorations by removing nonnative trout and reintroducing Rio Grande cutthroat ...

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 years ...

After eight years, biologists have found that a unique kind of cutthroat trout from Hayden Creek in Coaldale ... choking aquatic life, and destroying habitat. CPW said later rains overwhelmed the ...

After eight years, biologists have found that a unique kind of cutthroat trout from Hayden Creek in ... and destroying habitat. CPW said later rains overwhelmed the creek with thick, black sludge ...

Three federally-funded projects in southwest Montana are focused on habitat improvement, streamflow and collaborative work ...

It’s also home to all four kinds of trout, including the only one native to Colorado, the cutthroat ... “Aquatic habitat is built around complexity. The more complex it is, the more ...

This beauty is a rare Hayden Creek cutthroat trout. In 2016 ... damaging fish and habitat for miles in that waterway” — and killed off the creek’s fish, officials said.