tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.comments2024-02-13T15:31:32.911-08:00Native Trout Fly FishingGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05403015256352010381noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-19475883723464180572024-02-09T10:14:01.511-08:002024-02-09T10:14:01.511-08:00Thanks so very much for your blog. I always enjoy ...Thanks so very much for your blog. I always enjoy them. Keep them coming. <br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-4283231719123447512024-02-09T04:38:13.159-08:002024-02-09T04:38:13.159-08:00Doesn’t get any better than that!Doesn’t get any better than that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-47953468804978299072023-12-21T11:25:21.156-08:002023-12-21T11:25:21.156-08:00Thanks for all you do. I would love to come visit ...Thanks for all you do. I would love to come visit the NW one of these days and possible meet up with the master of fly fishing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-80098518571399107372023-12-04T19:19:32.082-08:002023-12-04T19:19:32.082-08:00Hi Jeff - The Coastal lineage of Rainbow Trout (se...Hi Jeff - The Coastal lineage of Rainbow Trout (see my webpage on them here: https://www.nativetroutflyfishing.com/coastalrainbow.htm) are found in most watersheds up and down the Coast of Oregon and Washington, but steelhead are typically the dominant life history form in most rain driven watersheds. I have found that especially in snow driven watersheds with robust salmon populations larger bodied Rainbow Trout are often present. Once they reach a large enough size, these fish predominantly feed on large October Caddis larvae, other fish (including salmon fry, sculpin and lamprey), salmon eggs and flesh. As such they, are relatively rare to take on dry flies. I did a research project studying these fish as well as the smaller resident fish found in the upper reaches of streams and it was really clear that these larger fish are migratory and very dependent on robust salmon populations.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403015256352010381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-2108572318312331482023-12-01T10:25:39.871-08:002023-12-01T10:25:39.871-08:00I value and appreciate your blog very much! I'...I value and appreciate your blog very much! I'm 76 years old and have had a rewarding career as a biologist/science and environmental educator working mostly for museums. I've been fishing for 71 years , flyfishing for 54 years. I'm all about native fish, especially cutthroat.<br /><br />Please tell me more about "Coastal Rainbow Trout. I can't say that I've ever caught a sizeable rainbow in any coastal river in Oregon (or Washington) only Coastal Cutthroat. I'm fascinated by what I've learned from you. Thank you!<br />Jeff Gottfried <br />Jeff@gottfried. net<br /><br />O Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-23395195772707825622023-11-04T14:25:47.311-07:002023-11-04T14:25:47.311-07:00With the advent of new technology and awareness of...With the advent of new technology and awareness of native trout and salmon I have no doubt there will likely be more identified. Which makes for a longer than I thought native trout sojourns. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-91041756864539811252023-10-01T14:10:25.163-07:002023-10-01T14:10:25.163-07:00One step at a time Gary. I’ve been awaiting the AF...One step at a time Gary. I’ve been awaiting the AFS decision since I first read about the 2018 symposium. Thanks for your dedication to this web site as it’s been a huge resource in my own sub-species quest. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-51190970574112772562023-08-19T20:01:06.492-07:002023-08-19T20:01:06.492-07:00Best of luck on this last trip, and congratulation...Best of luck on this last trip, and congratulations. I’ve been following your journey for years and have learned so much from you in my own quest to catch all of the cutthroat subspecies (I have mostly the Westslope complex plus the Alvord to try again to catch). Thank you for everything, and I hope to see you on the water one day; we missed each other on a small northern Nevada stream by a manner of days last year.<br />All the best,Deaconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-63277198782208642702023-07-05T04:26:30.761-07:002023-07-05T04:26:30.761-07:00Great article! My focus is backcountry streams wit...Great article! My focus is backcountry streams with native trout. Enjoyed reading it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-78927643458810345982023-01-05T11:07:14.380-08:002023-01-05T11:07:14.380-08:00Yes, I am actually aware of one person that has ca...Yes, I am actually aware of one person that has caught Warner Valley Redbands out of the portion of Twelvemile Creek in Nevada, so it is certainly worth exploring.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403015256352010381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-62219058126673636952023-01-05T03:44:11.333-08:002023-01-05T03:44:11.333-08:00Some beautiful fish! A portion of Twelvemile creek...Some beautiful fish! A portion of Twelvemile creek drops down into Nevada before going back into Oregon, so I was wondering if anyone has ever caught a warner valley redband in Nevada? That creek is supposed to hold red bands in california as well as in oregon so they should exist in the Nevada portion theoretically!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-32056380951204639752022-10-03T13:24:24.025-07:002022-10-03T13:24:24.025-07:00Way cool. I've been following your website for...Way cool. I've been following your website for many years, and you inspired my own 25± cutthroat journey. I fished that very same beaver pond and lower stretch the night before, and managed to catch one Humboldt. I also made that long, cricket-laden trip to catch the Quinn River CT on the 3rd, but was unable to locate any.<br /><br />Thanks for all you do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610055578791371391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-59441020409354259892022-09-12T09:16:05.298-07:002022-09-12T09:16:05.298-07:00Hi Ben - Thank you for the feedback! I posted link...Hi Ben - Thank you for the feedback! I posted links to the Rainbow/ Redband and Cutthroat posts on the Trout and Salmon page. I am glad that you have enjoyed my website as well. If I do make it down to the southeast I would like to check out the native black bass, I have always been amazed by the amount of diversity found in the bass down there.<br /><br />Best,<br />GaryGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403015256352010381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-39889938264290010782022-09-07T08:34:43.759-07:002022-09-07T08:34:43.759-07:00Excellent breakdowns on both the rainbow/redband a...Excellent breakdowns on both the rainbow/redband and the cutthroat trout posts. You should provide links to each of these posts on your Trout and Salmon page as they are great addendums to the already stellar information you provide. Your site has been quite helpful to me when doing research for the trips I've taken for native trout. If you ever run out of trout and salmon species to chase you should come down to the southeast and check out the native black basses we have. Benhttp://www.mountainstomarsh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-83385198564405952062022-08-04T14:00:59.706-07:002022-08-04T14:00:59.706-07:00Very helpful, thank you!Very helpful, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-86882644246136621252022-07-31T17:15:32.011-07:002022-07-31T17:15:32.011-07:00Very nice, so much diversity in the Westslope Grou...Very nice, so much diversity in the Westslope Group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-79336797331936693802022-07-23T17:51:25.080-07:002022-07-23T17:51:25.080-07:00Great summary! I may need to start my Personal Lif...Great summary! I may need to start my Personal Life List over again. :) <br /><br />I thought I read somewhere, some time ago that the Humboldt and Whitehorse were now one - similar to the YNC and SRC. The Trotter and Behnke lists both have them separate. <br /><br />Keep up the adventures, I live vicariously through your blog.<br /><br />ChrisChris S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06075784523677241304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-41674134896313109012022-06-14T17:05:46.747-07:002022-06-14T17:05:46.747-07:00Kristi - as of a couple weeks ago I can confirm th...Kristi - as of a couple weeks ago I can confirm that the population is still persisting. Hard to what the genetic status of the fish are through.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403015256352010381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-35142671283774510662022-06-13T14:16:54.536-07:002022-06-13T14:16:54.536-07:00Do you know of anyone who has made a trip here rec...Do you know of anyone who has made a trip here recently to check on the status of these fish?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-14052510741383094992022-06-13T14:15:58.200-07:002022-06-13T14:15:58.200-07:00Do you know of anyone that has made a trip here re...Do you know of anyone that has made a trip here recently to check the status of these fish?Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350493491758059625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-26111019117386212432021-12-06T10:48:34.696-08:002021-12-06T10:48:34.696-08:00Didn't know you were back at it and updating y...<br />Didn't know you were back at it and updating your blog. It's been a long time since I've been on this page and I'm glad to see your still having quality outings!<br /><br />If you need someone to tag along in 2022, let me know. :)<br /><br />ChrisChris S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06075784523677241304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-72214866674917059732021-11-01T08:42:46.705-07:002021-11-01T08:42:46.705-07:00Hi Ryan,
One of the best resources would be the bo...Hi Ryan,<br />One of the best resources would be the book Trout and Salmon of North America by Robert Behnke. Beyond that I have created range maps in google earth for all of the Rainbow/Redbands, Gila and Apache Trout and all of the Cutthroat. I am still working on maps for the other species, but if you want to send me an email through my website I would be happy to send you google earth files for the maps that I currently have.<br />Best,<br />GaryGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403015256352010381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-62199291140816885952021-10-31T09:35:42.910-07:002021-10-31T09:35:42.910-07:00Hey man, I've been following your blog for a w...Hey man, I've been following your blog for a while now, extremly informational, and it's amazing how many different species and sub species of trout you catch. I was wondering if there is a map anywhere where I can find all of the trout ranges in one place. Thanks, RyanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975668106028878624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-73148087133826388252021-06-25T07:48:12.773-07:002021-06-25T07:48:12.773-07:00I envy you guys so much---awesome colors on those ...I envy you guys so much---awesome colors on those trout and fantastic scenery!! thanks for sharingBill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263627391445398518.post-88157305430946222072021-06-08T15:52:51.883-07:002021-06-08T15:52:51.883-07:00Bill- I have a little 1wt fiberglass rod that I wa...Bill- I have a little 1wt fiberglass rod that I was using, that was perfect for this stream. As flies go, I was using a size 14 royal pmx with a size 16 copper john as the dropper. This combo is absolutely deadly for small stream trout.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403015256352010381noreply@blogger.com