cutthroat trout
nounDefinition of cutthroat trout
: a large spotted trout (Oncorhynchus clarki synonym Salmo clarki) chiefly of northwestern North America that has reddish streaks on the integument of the lower jaw
— called also cutthroat
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Here’s your chance to throw a big fish fry for your friends and help Colorado Parks & Wildlife restore a native cutthroat trout population in its ancestral waters. — John Meyer, The Know, "Colorado anglers can keep all the fish they can catch at the Great Sand Dunes (at least, temporarily)," 24 July 2019 Fishing is a challenge for most anglers in crystal clear water, catch-and-release with special regulations to protect large Lahontan cutthroat trout. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "A ghost, loaner kayaks and beauty set Sierra lake apart," 15 July 2019 Colorado Denver: State wildlife officials have released thousands of cutthroat trout into the wild in an effort to preserve the fish. — USA TODAY, "Crystal Cathedral reborn Catholic, 'Conjuring' house, Wiki ‘editathon’: News from around our 50 states," 11 July 2019 Luna Lake shelters a healthy population of rainbow and cutthroat trout. — Roger Naylor, azcentral, "These Arizona campgrounds will reserve your spot," 17 June 2019 Hike the Bella Coola Valley, fish for cutthroat trout and sockeye along the Atnarko River, and watch grizzlies feast during the salmon run. — The Editors, Outside Online, "The 25 Trips You Need to Take This Year," 20 Mar. 2018 While spring brings the migratory steelheads, summer bites with plenty of generously sized rainbow and cutthroat trout. — Stephanie Granada, Sunset, "10 Epic Fishing Trips in the West," 22 Jan. 2018 In a wildlife detective story, park scientists used the new technology to trace the elk decline to the introduction of non-native mackinaw trout that feed on native cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake. — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, "New technology solves wildlife mysteries in California," 21 Jan. 2018 PYRAMID LAKE Action for large cutthroat trout is steady by boat and shore but the really big trout have been harder to come by. — sacbee, "Fishing line: Sturgeon bite continues in Suisun Bay, salmon slows on American River," 11 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cutthroat trout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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