Your Catches: The Rare Greenback Cutthroat
The greenback cutthroat is arguably one of the most beautiful species of trout.
Chris on his beautiful greenback:
This is a greenback cutthroat that I caught at Sandbeach Lake on the Wild Basin Trailhead in Estes Park, CO in June 2009. Elevation 10,283, caught on olive or copper beadhead #16 with a barbless hook.
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The quintessential brown trout, they never goes out of style.
Chris on his nice brown trout:
Brown trout caught in Bennet Spring state park Lebanon MO, March 2009. It was caught late in the day just before sundown. On a 1/64 oz white on white mini jig. 1.5lb 8x tippet on a Browning Silaflex fiberglass rod.
Wow Chris, thanks for your submissions. These two stunning fish really get us in the mood for trout season. We can’t wait to see what you catch this upcoming open water season.
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about 2 years ago
Chris thanks for your pictures, beautiful fish, makes me anxious to head out and catch them on the fly!
about 2 years ago
Both looked like really nice fishing spots. I saw a piece on Yellowstone last year that looked really enticing.
about 2 years ago
Thanks all! The Greenbacks were spawning that June and they were hidden under a 20ft tall snowpack that was washed out underneathe so the fish would hide in the shade then pop out in the sun. The larger fish would take cover in the weeds and I have some photos where you can see that the stream was only about 1 to 2 ft wide at times. It was an amazing week up there camping on that lake. The 8.8 mile backpack hike takes it out of you, but once you’re there… it’s all worth it.
about 2 years ago
8.8 miles… wow, I guess catching a greenback makes it even more worthwhile. Seeing as how rare they are.