Cutthroat trout, painting
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The species collection · Field guide

Cutthroat trout

Yellowstone, fine-spotted and sea-run cutthroat.

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Destinations for cutthroat trout

6 destinations list cutthroat trout, in the Rockies, the Pacific NW & Alaska and the Southeast. A guided day for two anglers runs $550 to $880; the middle price is $790. The months named most often are June, July, August and September. 3 are good for fishing on your own and 4 have good public access.

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Trout

Green River

Dutch John, Utah · USA

Fly into SLC, 3.5 hr

Guide, per angler
$350
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
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Trout

Henry's Fork

Island Park, Idaho · USA

Fly into IDA, 1.5 hr

Guide, per angler
$398–425
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
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Steelhead

Olympic Peninsula

Hoh, Sol Duc and Bogachiel rivers, Washington · USA

Fly into SEA, 3.5–4 hr

Guide, per angler
$275–325
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
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Trout

South Fork Snake

Swan Valley, Idaho · USA

Fly into IDA, 45 min

Guide, per angler
$440
Public access
Moderate
Crowding
Medium
Original watercolor illustration of White River · Cotter, Arkansas
Trout

White and Norfork Rivers

Cotter and Mountain Home, Arkansas · USA

Fly into SGF, 2.5–3 hr

Guide, per angler
$275–300
Public access
Moderate
Crowding
Medium
Painting of an angler on the Lamar River in a broad Yellowstone valley
Trout

Yellowstone National Park

Lamar, Slough Creek, Firehole · USA

Fly into BZN, 1.5–1.75 hr

Guide, per angler
$395
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
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