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The Westlope cutthroat trout belongs to the Salmonidae Family. The average length of the fish is about 30 cm and rarely exceeds 46 cm. It has an average life span of 2 to 5 years. They breed in the spring. Fishing is prohibited because this fish is endangered.
The fish has teeth under the tongue, on the roof of the mouth and on the front of the mouth. The gorge cutting the western slope is common in the waters of lakes and rivers upstream. The skin has small dark freckle-like spots, grouped towards the tail, and is mainly orange in color. They are distinguished from rainbow trout by the red, pink or orange markings under the jaw.
The Westlope cutthroat trout lifestyle
The Westlope cutthroat trout on the west side feed mainly on aquatic invertebrates.
The Westslope cutthroat trout spawn in spring, when the water temperature reaches about 10 degrees Celsius. Female cutthroat trout bury their eggs in a nest or dogrose nest after fertilization by male cutthroat trout. The eggs of these fish normally hatch in a few weeks or even months. Fry of the newborns Westlope cutthroat trout (who have just hatched from their eggs) frequently migrate to the lakes to be raised after one to two years in their native streams. The Westslope cutthroat trout have three possible life cycle strategies. These strategies include adfluvial (migrating to lakes), fluvial (migrating to rivers) or resident (staying in streams) areas. Migratory fright can travel several hundred kilometers between its adult and spawning habitat.
The Westlope cutthroat trout habitat
The Westlope cutthroat trout from the west side is common in springs, lakes and streams. Cutthroat trout on the west side tend to thrive in streams with more habitat and pond cover than in streams with very few ponds and little or no cover.
The Westslope Cutthroat Trout occurs on both sides of the continental divide in Yellowstone National Park in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. There are also several unconnected populations of cutthroat trout on the west slope in Oregon, Washington State and British Columbia.
The Westlope cutthroat trout angling
The Westlope cutthroat trout is an endangered species. Therefore, angling is prohibited.
