How to Identify a Cutbow. They’re not hard to identify: if a fish has the distinctive pink stripe of a rainbow trout and any slash under its gills, that’s a cutbow.

Spring is coming early. While the water still may be cold, it will be perfect for the thousands of trout to be released in ponds and lakes across Nebraska in March. The warming temperatures aren ...

Other successful big trout anglers include Mike Rawlins and Ron Young, who teamed up to catch a 12.58 lb. tank of a cutbow while using a Rapala on the northeast side of the lake.

Dry fly fishing the South Platte River – Cheesman Canyon, CO Fair warning – not an easy place to fish. That said, Cheesman Canyon is home to some of the best trout fishing in the region.

After some lean water years, Cheesman Reservoir is spilling over as the river hits peak flows in June. "We did have a dry spell from 2020, 2021, 2022," said Nathan Elder of Denver Water. In most ...

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck Last week, The Durango Herald reported that several live fish were accidentally ejected from a Colorado Parks and ...

This spring, the rainbow and cutbow trout (rainbow/cutthroat hybrid) to be released will be of larger size, many near or exceeding 12 inches.

Where to Find ‘Em. If you’re fishing a mid-elevation freestone river – anywhere from 5,000 to around 8,000 feet above sea level – you can expect to find a population of cutbows.