Somewhere in the editing process of this video I somehow accidentally excluded the bear lake cutthroat trout. For those who were wondering, this was the 4th cutthroat species.
I think they need their own video! My Roman Empire is the top dwelling fish in bear lake and the beautiful turquoise color they have evolved to match the lake!
It makes me sad that we’ve brought in so many non native fish which have hurt many of our native fish. I spearfish every week and almost never see any of these fish. The fish I do see in order of seen the most are 1. Smallmouth Bass 2. common carp 3. Walleye. I love a good walleye but it would be great to see our native species.
I love your videos. I caught a "rainbow trout" the other day as well as a brown trout and a regular rainbow trout. The "rainbow" I caught has odd coloration. Can't find anything like it on google. It doesn't have solid pigments like a rainbow. All the scales are shiny and reflective, though it bares resemblance in coloration, but no solid markings like the green top and black spots, etc. All shiny scales. Thoughts? This river contains brown and rainbow trout, as well as Bear River Cutthroat, troutwise.
@@hydraxc2478 Thanks! I'm so glad you like the videos. Rainbow trout can be very variable in their appearance. I have caught a few that seem to match a similar description of what you described. Most recently I caught one that was almost completely silver out of Joe's valley Reservoir. My guess would be that you just caught a unique looking rainbow.
@@WildaboutUT That's what I thought too. It just sucks because nothing on google about it. I searched for everything under the sun, even toyed with the idea of a hybrid but it's developed like a rainbow. You'd think there would be something like it out there in the ether. Maybe I'll call wildlife game and see if they can tell me if it's a mutation or something.
That's a good question. I've heard of there being reports of Lahontan Cutthroat in some areas near the Nevada border. However, the DWR doesn't list the Lahontan Cutthroat on their official list of native species. I'll have to do some more research and see why that is.
@@WildaboutUT it's possible they're native to Nevada and someone had just transferred them to some Utah streams. I also read about them being revived from near extinction out of a Utah stream, which is why I'm curious.
Great video, one pioneer ancestors talk about someone catching large fish (largest one he had seen) and they ate it. I always wonder which what native fish it was.
Thanks for watching! Since posting this video I have heard both Bear Lake and Bonnevilles for Strawberry. I'll have to double check with the DWR and see what they say.
@@profishinjr4880 mountain suckers can be found in most of the mountain rivers/streams near Heber, although they are somewhat tricky to find. Try a small piece of nightcrawler in deeper holes or near overhanging banks.
hate to be that guy, but mottled sculpin aren’t currently recognized as being native to Utah; individuals here have been deemed genetically and geographically distinct enough to be reclassified into two species: the bonneville sculpin (C. semiscaber) within areas that drain into the great basin and the mountain sculpin (C. punctulatus). In addition, there may be a population of utah lake sculpin remaining in the lower reaches of the provo river, but if so, the species is very likely to be defunct and rather a subspecies of C. semiscaber
@@justanotherhumanperson9424 That is new information to me. What study/source have you heard this? I just looked again and every source I can find states that mottled sculpin is native to Utah, including the official state website.
@ Young et al. 2022 “A Molecular Taxonomy of Cottus in western North America”- I found out about it through iNaturalist which then sources it from Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, which in turn cites the paper above. It does really suck that many governmental organizations don’t have the time or otherwise can’t be bothered to update their databases (dispite the paper itself being published by the U.S. Forest Service :/ )
Somewhere in the editing process of this video I somehow accidentally excluded the bear lake cutthroat trout. For those who were wondering, this was the 4th cutthroat species.
I think they need their own video! My Roman Empire is the top dwelling fish in bear lake and the beautiful turquoise color they have evolved to match the lake!
Holly smokes! I didn't realize there was so many. Crazy! Thanks for the info!
I know right? I hope to see them all someday!
It makes me sad that we’ve brought in so many non native fish which have hurt many of our native fish. I spearfish every week and almost never see any of these fish. The fish I do see in order of seen the most are 1. Smallmouth Bass 2. common carp 3. Walleye. I love a good walleye but it would be great to see our native species.
Great video man😱
Thanks! Now we just need to catch all of the species that are legal to target!
@@WildaboutUT Ya that'd be pretty fun!
Awesome to better understand the native species we have here. Great video 👍
This is great man, keep up videos like this! Just earned yourself a new sub!
Thank you so much!
That was fantastic
Thanks! That's a video that I've always wanted to make.
I love your videos. I caught a "rainbow trout" the other day as well as a brown trout and a regular rainbow trout. The "rainbow" I caught has odd coloration. Can't find anything like it on google. It doesn't have solid pigments like a rainbow. All the scales are shiny and reflective, though it bares resemblance in coloration, but no solid markings like the green top and black spots, etc. All shiny scales. Thoughts? This river contains brown and rainbow trout, as well as Bear River Cutthroat, troutwise.
@@hydraxc2478 Thanks! I'm so glad you like the videos. Rainbow trout can be very variable in their appearance. I have caught a few that seem to match a similar description of what you described. Most recently I caught one that was almost completely silver out of Joe's valley Reservoir. My guess would be that you just caught a unique looking rainbow.
@@WildaboutUT That's what I thought too. It just sucks because nothing on google about it. I searched for everything under the sun, even toyed with the idea of a hybrid but it's developed like a rainbow. You'd think there would be something like it out there in the ether. Maybe I'll call wildlife game and see if they can tell me if it's a mutation or something.
Thanks for this video! Jut getting into fishing here in Utah!
Thanks! I hope you learned something!
Great video! I sure a lot more than I thought I knew about Utah fish species. Thanks a lot bud.
Do you have a list of which of these 32 are sport fish?
Bonneville Cutthroat
Bear River/Bear Lake Cutthroat
Colorado River Cutthroat
Yellowstone Cutthroat
Bear Lake Whitefish
Bonneville Whitefish
Bonneville Cisco
Mountain Whitefish
Round Tail Chub
Thanks for putting this together! Really cool. Were Lahontan cutthroat once native to Utah?
That's a good question. I've heard of there being reports of Lahontan Cutthroat in some areas near the Nevada border. However, the DWR doesn't list the Lahontan Cutthroat on their official list of native species. I'll have to do some more research and see why that is.
@@WildaboutUT it's possible they're native to Nevada and someone had just transferred them to some Utah streams. I also read about them being revived from near extinction out of a Utah stream, which is why I'm curious.
Great video, one pioneer ancestors talk about someone catching large fish (largest one he had seen) and they ate it. I always wonder which what native fish it was.
Super neat. Now you've got me curious. Did the story mention specifically where?
Awesome video. Small correction. The cutthroat trout in strawberry are Bear Lake cutthroats, not bonneville cutthroat.
Thanks for watching! Since posting this video I have heard both Bear Lake and Bonnevilles for Strawberry. I'll have to double check with the DWR and see what they say.
nice video!
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
I'm obsessed with the endangered Colorado River fish. They look so interesting and it's so sad what has happened to their populations
It's on my bucket list to at least see all of them someday.
If there are so many species in utah how come i only catch white bass and cutthroat???
No but really great video man.
Haha Thanks!
We’re can I find sucker in heber
@@profishinjr4880 mountain suckers can be found in most of the mountain rivers/streams near Heber, although they are somewhat tricky to find. Try a small piece of nightcrawler in deeper holes or near overhanging banks.
@ ok what about in the Provo river
hate to be that guy, but mottled sculpin aren’t currently recognized as being native to Utah; individuals here have been deemed genetically and geographically distinct enough to be reclassified into two species: the bonneville sculpin (C. semiscaber) within areas that drain into the great basin and the mountain sculpin (C. punctulatus). In addition, there may be a population of utah lake sculpin remaining in the lower reaches of the provo river, but if so, the species is very likely to be defunct and rather a subspecies of C. semiscaber
@@justanotherhumanperson9424 That is new information to me. What study/source have you heard this? I just looked again and every source I can find states that mottled sculpin is native to Utah, including the official state website.
@ Young et al. 2022 “A Molecular Taxonomy of Cottus in western North America”- I found out about it through iNaturalist which then sources it from Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, which in turn cites the paper above. It does really suck that many governmental organizations don’t have the time or otherwise can’t be bothered to update their databases (dispite the paper itself being published by the U.S. Forest Service :/ )
@@justanotherhumanperson9424thanks for the info. I appreciate it.
Yeah
I thought Strawberry was stocked with Bear Lake Cutthroat, not Bonnevilles.
Scofield is stocked with bear lake cutthroat trout
Whlait do kohe Salmon aren't native!?
Nope. There are no native salmon species in Utah.
Nice meeting you the other day man! Great vid! Super informative 🫱🏽🫲🏼
@@tinfoilshark thanks! It was great to meet you!