Nevada
Who’d have thought that 25 miles from downtown Las Vegas you can find trout habitat in a National Forest? Not me, or I might have packed my fly rod when I journeyed to Comdex every year during the 1990s. Nevada, … Read More
New Mexico Overview
New Mexico, the “Land of Enchantment”, possesses relatively limited trout habitat. However, wherever the elevation climbs above 6,000 feet, there’s the possibility of cold water that can support wild trout, and the locations of these high mountain streams can be … Read More
Colorado Overview
Spanning the Continental Divide, from the Great Plains and across the East Slope of the Rockies, Colorado is a destination for trout anglers world-wide. It possesses an enormous wealth of trout habitat, and is home to three native cutthroat species. … Read More
My Waters KMZ from US EPA
Click >>>USA Datasets to get this KMZ now for free (Updated January 2014). Note: This KMZ links Google Earth to a government-operated web service via a URL. Sometimes, after a year or two, the Government changes the way the web … Read More
OR Use Designation Maps
In Oregon, as in many other states, some of the best information for wild trout anglers originates in the water quality world. In the early-2000s, Oregon adopted surface water classifications based on “designated” uses. The sensible idea behind such classifications … Read More
WA Fish Beneficial Use (EPA/Ecology)
In the State of Washington, as in many others, some of the best information for wild trout anglers originates in the water quality world. In the mid-2000s, Washington adopted surface water classifications based on “beneficial” uses. The sensible idea behind … Read More
Coastal Cutthroat Range Maps
KMZs and other files showing the distribution of Coastal cutthroat are available from the download system. Information about Coastal Cutts is hard to come by, paradoxically because they appear to be the least threatened of the cutt variants. While information … Read More
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Range Maps
Included on the Ultimate USA Cutthroat Map, plus PDFs and KMZs providing additional information are available from the download system. Note: Lahontan Cutts are officially listed as a “Threatened Species”. Nevada fishing regulations, however, generally treat the Lahontan like any … Read More