Bull Trout

The bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) is a char of the family Salmonidae native to northwestern North America.[2] Historically, S. confluentus has been known as the "Dolly Varden" (S. malma), but was reclassified as a separate species in 1980.

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Bull trout are members of the salmon family known as char. Char are distributed farther north than any other group of freshwater fish except Alaskan Blackfish and are well adapted for life in very cold water. Bull trout, Dolly Varden and lake trout are species of char native to the northwest.

Bull Trout Coordinator is located in Boise, Idaho and is part of the Pacific Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Bull trout can grow quite large when they reach maturity. These fish can be identified by looking for olive bodies with red and orange spots along each side

If you were to take a look at all social media hubs in fly fishing, particularly the sources from western North America, you would notice the increasing popularity of the Bull trout. Recently (in the past 2-3 years), Bull trout have become the "ideal" social media fish. The fact that they can obtain lengths of 3 feet, and have the "trout" in their name (even though they are not true trout) are likely the 2 reasons fly fishing fanatics have become so fixated on the species.

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| Idaho’s bull trout populations are generally in good shape and capable of supporting some great catch-and-release fishing.

Written by: Evan Williams This is the bull trout that the author had been dreaming about. All photos courtesy Evan Williams A few weeks ago, my friend JR Maggard and I were looking for a new fishing zone and a new challenge, so we decided to head north from Boise in search of bull trout. The truck was packed with the usual camping gear, but when we. . .Read More  »

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A couple of years ago I met a fisheries biologist who told me about an Idaho trout stream holding scads of bull trout, including some 30 inch fish. He also told me that the west-slope cutthroat in the river averaged about 15 inches long. Even in western terms, those are some big trout. So this July I phoned a friend, Jeff Wogoman, who lives in Jackson, Wyo., and set up an expedition to the stream. We met at my home in Ennis, Mont., then headed west, arriving at the trailhead around midnight. We threw our sleeping bags onto the ground next to the truck and spent the rest of the night under the stars. In the morning we shouldered our packs and started up a crude trail, headed for the confluence of two streams four or five miles deep in the mountains. It seemed a likely spot to find some bull trout, and we wanted to get out into the backcountry, away from the crowds that descend on our home waters this time of year (I live on the Madison River). Click through the slides at left to see we found.

Hiked the Metolius River this past weekend - AWESOME ADVENTURE! Came across some of the best fishing I've ever experienced...caught a couple nice Bull Trout,...

We will take you on a Canadian backcountry journey fly fishing for some big bull trout! www.streemoutdoors.com www.facebook.com/streemoutdoors www.instagram....

Recently many have seen a statement by Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks about Montana Wild’s involvement in both fly fishing for bull trout and commercially filming in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.