Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Utah. The colorado river cutthroat trout historically occupied portions of the colorado river drainage in wyoming colorado utah arizona and new mexico behnke 1992. And according to both oplinger and bryan englebert a regional sportfish biologist for the udwr the 2 287 miles of restored cutthroat habitat means utah is likely 12 16 years away from the end of active restoration projects.
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Currently however colorado river cutthroat trout occupy approximately 16 percent of its historic range primarily in isolated small. The colorado river cutthroat historically occupied most cool water habitats of the colorado river watersheds in colorado southern wyoming eastern utah extreme northwestern new mexico and northeastern arizona. Colorado river cutthroat trout restored to hermosa creek by jonathan romeo october 17 2020 gmt durango colo.
In the past this subspecies was found throughout portions of the colorado river drainage in wyoming colorado utah arizona and new mexico however today scientists believe this fish occupies 13 of its historic range range wide status of colorado river cutthroat trout oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus.
The colorado river cutthroat historically occupied most cool water habitats of the colorado river watersheds in colorado southern wyoming eastern utah extreme northwestern new mexico and northeastern arizona. Though it is now restricted to headwater streams and lakes its original distribution probably included portions of larger streams such as the green simon 1935 yampa white. And according to both oplinger and bryan englebert a regional sportfish biologist for the udwr the 2 287 miles of restored cutthroat habitat means utah is likely 12 16 years away from the end of active restoration projects. Any cutthroat trout caught while angling streams that are tributaries to the green or colorado rivers will be accepted as a crct for the utah native cutthroat slam.
