Pursuit of the Rarest Trout In North America | Paiute Cutthroat | Heritage Trout Mapping E03

Heritage Trout Mapping Episode: 3
In this episode, I search for North America's rarest trout, the Paiute Cutthroat. Although this catch does not qualify for the California Heritage Trout Challenge due to it being located outside of the Paiute Cutthroats' endemic waters, it was still one of the most challenging and rewarding trips I have ever made.
Trout Description:
The Paiute Cutthroat was discovered and named in 1933. It is a subspecies derived from the Lahontan cutthroat, with its most notable characteristic being a complete lack of spots on its body. This unique characteristic separates the Paiute from all other cutthroat trout.
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[@dpalmer9]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you!

[@Colbyobrien378]

That’s tough fishing with all those trees

[@flyguy2021]

I caught Paiutes many years ago on silver king creek as part of a work crew removing the fish prior to rotenone. Probably the ancestors of the fish you caught.

[@GoFishingOften]

Wow that's so awesome, glad to see they are still going strong.

[@justind6536]

So pretty. They look like wild lahonta cutthroat trout. I’ve been on the search for them. I found a small creek high in the mountains of Nevada with a small population of lahonta which was not easy to find. Super awesome catch!

[@GoFishingOften]

The Paiute Cutthroat is a closely related subspecies to the Lahontan Cutthraot. The most notable difference is the Paiute Cutt's lack of spots. Congratulations on your find. I love fishing those high mountain creeks.

[@norcaltenkara]

Awesome video! Paiute cutties are still on my list 😍🙌🏻

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you! Good luck. I hope you check it off the list soon! It's definitely worth it.

[@kimandrew3095]

What a very fragile but beautiful fish.Tenkara rod techniques with about 6’ of 3x perhaps

[@mitchmarkota8814]

GREAT video.

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you!

[@Cabmaker]

That’s some tough fishing got to hand it to you for sticking to it

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks! It was well worth it!

[@davidparry264]

Nice video! I’m jealous

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you!

[@studlee75]

Awesome video!! Where are you going to next?

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you! The next few episodes will be on Redband trout.

[@CB-em4ep]

What is the name of that creek

[@jungheoynhwang8283]

wow

[@americanfortruth]

Wonderful fish! It's hard to decide whether or not even to intrude on their space, don't want gov't involved to get a census number, but if possible get some eggs and have them in a few different places.

[@TanukiFishing]

awesome,I would shorter the line a little

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you! I think you are right. I should have shortened things up a bit.

[@westernoutdoors7736]

What was the name of the creek again? I couldn’t make it out haha. Looks like a lot of the SoCal streams I fish, hard to access, skinny and shallow.

[@westernoutdoors7736]

Oh. You said notellum hahaha. I was surprised you would say where you were, but like you said most of these spots are too hard to access for anyone that’s not a hardcore catch and release trout freak. I don’t think anyone would go to that effort just to have 2 tiny trout filets. Great vid!

[@jamesguth5511]

@@GoFishingOften same. Found this place and one other that is a meadow along a well maintained trail, except it’s been a while since anyways gone there for them hopefully will be productive this summer . I found this stream that you are at and seems to be the most frequented for this fish. Just not sure where to park and actually start the hike up. Would love to know how close you can actually make it on the road as I’ve heard other say they had to turn around .

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Yeah thats very tough fishing for sure.. but when you get what your after very rewarding.. great vid

[@williamrobinson4265]

terrible sound quality and bad music! congrats on the trout tho

[@bruin4937]

That was an awesome job. I never even heard of a Paiute Cutthroat Trout before. Very cool learning a little bit about it and seeing what they look like. Thanks! Liked and subscribed.

[@OneHappyRobot]

Amazing video! Looks like you had quite the adventure. Keep it up man!!

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks, yes, it was definitely an adventure.

[@mitchmarkota8814]

So informative. In the field and sharing great educational information.

[@spencerenriquez729]

Great video! Did this fish not qualify for the Trout Heritage?

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks you! Unfortunately it was caught outside of its historic range which is closed to fishing.

[@paulnieman8471]

Congratulations, I’m a few years ahead of you. State biologists are the best resource.

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you, congratulations on your discovery and catch! I did contact the head biologist in the area before the trip. I couldn't believe it when he told me this area fell under standard trout regulations, which means you can catch and retain up to 5 trout.

[@tigersteamer]

Really good vid

[@leemowers9395]

Nice scrambling adventure

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks! It was worth it!

[@MrWyohunter]

Did you see any other wildlife? I used to hunt deer north of there....

[@williamrobinson4265]

because they havent been pressured by bumbling bafoons yet - social media will change that

[@GoFishingOften]

I saw a bunch of pronghorn down in the flats but not much else. But, of course that doesn't mean much because I had difficulty seeing the trout in that small creek haha. They were well camouflaged and seemed to lack any sort of predator response instinct.

[@jerrywhittington1283]

Almost looks like a creek I caught them in that was named after something…👍

[@deaconmma3048]

This is east of the 395 near the old pines correct?

[@ppacal1098]

Well done, really appreciate the way you carefully caught and released that beauty.

[@williamkaylor1191]

Excellent job of catching one of the rarest trout alive!! From what I understand these fish number in the low hundreds. and that is total. Also, congrats on the Heritage slam of six species. Since you are into these endangered fish , and finding them to document and show those of us that are unable to hike like that anymore, I have to ask you a small favor. PLEASE Stop picking up these tiny jewels just so you can get a good shot of them. PLEASE leave them in the net. Try to hold them in, or close to the water and you can then wait for a good shot to show itself. If you do these things, you will have all the time in the world to get that money shot, dig? Even with wet hands , these tiny trout are fragile and wet hands help but you can still kill them. Thanks Buddy, praying for your safety as you chase down these unicorns!! Tight lines

[@misterinterfuel]

AGREED - HANDS OFF

[@misterinterfuel]

So I read the comments before I watched the video - yeah that's NOT how you handle any salmonid, let alone the rarest trout on the planet probably, unless you're planning to eat it. In the words of William Munny, "Well, you sure killed the hell outta that fella today." That said, kudos for burrowing all the way out there and for NOT NAMING THE WATER 👊 they got to earn it like you did!