Two new conservation projects geared toward helping Utah's native cutthroat trout were announced during a recent annual Utah Cutthroat Slam meeting. The projects were selected by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Trout Unlimited — the organizations that started the Utah Cutthroat Slam. Launched in April 2016, the slam...
DWR News Release from October 5, 2022 The 1,000th completion of the Utah Cutthroat Slam took place on Sept. 12, marking a huge milestone for the fishing challenge that helps fund conservation efforts for native cutthroat trout in Utah. Launched by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Trout...
A cutthroat trout’s journey from egg to catchable fish is remarkable. And, it’s a journey that’s changed substantially in recent decades. There are four subspecies of cutthroat trout in Utah. Thanks to hard work and the help of our committed conservation partners, they are all...
In its first six years, the Utah Cutthroat Slam has raised over $68,000 for native cutthroat trout restoration. Anyone interested in participating in the fishing challenge can learn more at the upcoming Wasatch Intermountain Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo, where there will be a booth about...
Two new conservation projects geared toward helping Utah's native cutthroat trout were announced Jan. 18, during an annual Utah Cutthroat Slam meeting. The projects were selected by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Trout Unlimited — the organizations that started the Utah Cutthroat Slam. Launched in April 2016,...
By Brett Prettyman for Trout Unlimited, Read original article here Beth Lynn Dishman thought her fishing days were over. It had been years, even decades, since she last held a fly rod. Her husband Paul Dishman thought otherwise. After completing the Utah Cutthroat Slam with a friend in the...
Making memories to last a lifetime in Utah By Daniel Ritz : Read original article from Trout Unlimited Here In December of 2020, during initial research for another article I was working on focused on the native trout of my home state of Idaho, I began to notice...
Fishing for What Counts in Utah’s Remote Raft River Mountains Written By Sandra Salvas for VisitUtah.com, see original article here. I can see the fish. Two, three, four are right there, golden-speckled children taunting me, swimming away. They slide away under a desert jungle canopy of...
Though the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout isn't a native to Utah waters, and thus isn't included in the Utah Cutthroat Slam, as you can read about on our "OTHER CUTTHROAT TROUT IN UTAH" page, Utah played a critical role in bringing back the strain of Lahontans...
By Stacey Weaver for Trout Unlimited ; See original article here Effort to catch four species helps raise money for conservation and educates anglers about the value of native trout It was not hard to say yes when my husband suggested we attempt the Utah Cutthroat Slam as...