Sunday, July 8, 2012 - 1:45pm
Hiking in all of our gear |
Yellowstone Cutthroat! |
Hands down, the stars of the show at Jackass Creek were the Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. These were the first YCT we’ve caught this summer and they are stunning fish. We learned that the population at Jackass creek is unique because it is the only pure and original YCT population left in the Henry’s Fork Watershed. The rest of the watershed has non-native brook or rainbow trout mixed in, or has been seeded from Yellowstone Lake. The fish we caught were incredibly wild and very difficult to measure and keep in the bucket. We also caught more of them than had been caught the last time this creek was surveyed, so that is potentially very good news for the cutthroats. It was exciting to explore this remote part of the watershed full of bear signs and cutthroats.
Matt and the Antlers |
Bird’s Nest |