trout species

[beau6hunter]

i am pursuing the igfa royal trout slam! lookin for tips,fishin holes and partners, i am trying to accomplish this all in washington waters and in one summer!

[Dustin07]

is there a checklist or something to work off?

[boots]

what are the species? I can think of Brown, Rainbow, Cutthroat, Brooke, Tiger....im sure i missed a few?

[6x6in6]

Brook, brown, bull, rainbow, cutthroat, golden and lake.

[6x6in6]

Hey Beau6, if you have the time and after you have reached your goal, see if you can make that all 3 cutthroat species that reside in this state just to say you did it. 

[X-Force]

Trout Royal Slam (7): Brook, Brown, Bull, Cutthroat, Golden, Lake, and Rainbow.

Where are Golden trout in this state?

[Dustin07]

I've caught all of them except Makinaw, but I know people who have done well in Cle Elum lake and lake Chelan has a bunch. What are the rules, do you have to catch them all in a certain timeframe? Certain size?

[Button Nubbs]

This was the first query in a google search for goldens.

http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/26597-golden-trout-grayling

I think they are going to give you the most trouble out of all the species.

A co-worker just went to chelan with her husband and a guide and they caught a boat load of lakers.

[jackelope]

Where are you going to legally catch a bull trout in WA?

[Dustin07]

Where are you going to legally catch a bull trout in WA?

Do you have to "keep" the specimen? I know of legal rivers that have them. C&R?

[jackelope]

Legal to target bull trout?
It's a serious question...not trying to be a smartass.

[6x6in6]

Where are you going to legally catch a bull trout in WA?

The Skagit, for example, it's legal to retain a Bull trout in excess of 20" in certain stretches and certain times of the year.

[6x6in6]

Legal to target bull trout?
It's a serious question...not trying to be a smartass.

Now that's kind of a different question.  "Target."
I think what I posted above applies to incidental catching, but I'm not certain of that.

[jackelope]

Where are you going to legally catch a bull trout in WA?

The Skagit, for example, it's legal to retain a Bull trout in excess of 20" in certain stretches and certain times of the year.

Legal to target bull trout?
It's a serious question...not trying to be a smartass.

Now that's kind of a different question.  "Target."
I think what I posted above applies to incidental catching, but I'm not certain of that.

But those in the Skagit above 20" would be considered Dolly Vardens...sea run bull trout. Not a true Bull trout.
It is completely legal to target Dollys in various places.

[Dustin07]

Freshwater: It is unlawful to totally remove
salmon, steelhead, or Dolly Varden/bull trout
from the water if it is unlawful to retain those
fish, or if the angler subsequently releases the
salmon, steelhead, or Dolly Varden/bull trout.

You May Not:
Fish in closed waters.
Retain wild STEELHEAD or DOLLY VARDEN/
BULL TROUT except where specially authorized
in the special rules.

Possess Dolly Varden /Bull trout in the
field in such condition that the species and total
length cannot be determined.

Freshwater areas are open 24
hours per day when open.
All FRESHWATER areas are CLOSED to
fishing for SALMON, Dolly Varden/
Bull Trout , Green sturgeon ,
LAMPREY, and GRASS CARP unless
listed as open in Special Rules.

Release of wild STEELHEAD and Doll y Varde n/Bull Trout is required year-round, except where retention is specifically authorized in the Special
Rules. In freshwater areas (except in the Columbia River between the Buoy 10 line and the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line) SALMON , STEELHEAD, and
DOLLY VARDEN/BULL TROU T to be released may not be totally removed from the water.