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Snake River Cutthroat Trout

Snake River Cutthroat Trout have a blood-red stripe on each side of their throat under the jaw. Dark spots on sides and tail.

Snake River cutthroat illustration by Joseph R. Tomelleri.

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About This Species

Snake River Cutthroat, like other species of cutthroat and rainbow trout, spawn in the spring.

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