
Introducing YY Brook Trout
Colorado Parks and Wildlife introduces Trojan male brook trout in a first-of-its-kind effort to protect native cutthroat trout in Colorado
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife introduces Trojan male brook trout in a first-of-its-kind effort to protect native cutthroat trout in Colorado

On Jenny’s back were large saddle tanks packed with 2,000 rare Hayden Creek cutthroat trout and pressurized steel canisters pumping oxygen into the water.

CPW has evidence that Colorado’s state fish, the greenback cutthroat trout, is making a successful return in its ancestral waters.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) biologists have discovered a unique genetic lineage of the Colorado River cutthroat trout in southwest Colorado that was thought to be extinct.

Colorado boasts one of the most diverse and abundant wildlife populations in North America. Home to an astonishing 960 wildlife species.

With more than 9,000 miles of rivers, 2,000 natural lakes and streams, it’s as if Mother Nature had fishing in mind when she created Colorado.
Colorado Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s magazine, features a wealth of information for hunters, anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.