Freshwater species guide

Cutthroat Trout Fishing

Cutthroat Trout is a freshwater fish.

Cutthroat Trout

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for cutthroat trout

The heaviest cutthroat trout each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Utah 26.75 lb Strawberry Reservoir 1930 Mrs. E. Smithsource
Nevada 24.25 lb Pyramid LakeWashoe 2005 Tim Baylessource
Colorado 16 lb Twin LakesLake 1964 George Hranchaksource
Montana 16 lbs Red Eagle Lake 1955 Wm. D. Sandssource
Wyoming 15 lbs. Native LakeSublette County 1959 Alan Dow - Gillette, WYsource
New Mexico 10lb. 2oz. Latir Lakes 1981 Elias Mierrasource
Arkansas 10.13 lb North Fork River 2018 Mike Bowerssource
North Dakota 10 lbs 1 oz. Missouri RiverGarrison Dam Tailrace Augu Chris Vernonsource
Oregon 9 lbs 8 oz Malheur River 1986 Phillip Grovesource
Alaska 8.38 lb Wilson Lake 1977 Robert Denisonsource
Maryland 7.6 lb North Branch of Potomac 2000 David G. Martinsource
Tennessee 6.56 lb Ft. Patrick Henry 2024 Charles Donald Fultonsource

Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.

Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.