First fry of the year: cutthroat trout

From yesterday afternoon. Saw plenty in Thornton and Willow. Note the snail. Not sure if it’s native but they are an indicator of lower water quality. It’s amazing the trout can tolerate how bad it is. The salmon really don’t. They’re almost all gone.

I’m pretty sure these are cutthroat but we have a few rainbow as well and I think they interbreed so it might be difficult to be sure either way.