Bear Lake Cutthroat Trout

The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout historically occurred in the Great Basin of Nevada including portions of southern Idaho and Oregon as well as eastern California.
Bear lake cutthroat trout. Cutthroat trout in Bear Lake Idaho Utah have an adfluvial life history that requires they migrate to lake tributaries for spawning. There are four subspecies of Cutthroat trout found throughout Utahs fishing waters. Historically up to seven tributary streams provided spawning habitat for native cutthroat trout at Bear Lake.
Fishing in Bear Lake. Four sub-species of Cutthroat evolved from the only trout native to Utah. Bear Lake is home to a trophy cutthroat trout fishery where the Idaho State record cutthroat 19 lbs was caught.
Read the latest Bear Lake Fishing Report. Lake trout also inhabit the lake and may grow to 30 lbs. Genetically pure lake strains of Bonneville cutthroat are not believed to be found anywhere within their historic range except Bear Lake Utah Outdoors 1999.
Straddling on the Utah-Idaho border this glistening lake and trophy cutthroat trout fishery is 20-miles long 8-miles wide and offers 80 miles of scenic shoreline surrounded by the Wasatch and Bear River. Spawning cutthroat trout were a major source of energy and nutrients for grizzly bears living within range of Yellowstone Lake between the mid-1970s and late 1990s. Bear Lake is known for producing trophy Cutthroat Trout boasting a 19 lb state record on the Idaho side.
Lake trout in Bear Lake. The Bear RiverBear Lake Cutthroat Trout is an interesting variety with an interesting history. Come along with us and well show you how we do it.
21012020 Bear River Cutthroat Trout and Lake Trout can be found near Cisco Beach Rainbow Cove and the Bear Lake Marina. The Bear Lake strain of the Bonneville cutthroat trout Onchorhyncus clarki plays an important role as a population center for this species of conservation concern. Although it has been planted in other lakes this bread has evolved and successfully reproduces in the tributaries Bear Lake.