Alvord Cutthroat Trout
Where to find them:
These fish are extinct. Period. Or maybe not quite. Hybridization with nonnative rainbows doomed the last pure Alvord cutthroats some time in the 1980s. But that doesn't mean you can't catch some fish that certainly look like Alvords and probably would claim to be so, if they could talk.
In 2008 a native trout blogger reported catching one in Guano Creek, in southeastern Oregon. That or some of the other nearby waters might be worth a try. It's a good enough excuse for a trip anyway.
More info:
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Species:
Oncorhynchus clarki
Subspecies:
Oncorhynchus clarki alvordensis
A cutthroat matching the description of the thought to be extinct Alvord cutthroat (Gary Marston photo)
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