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The Headwaters to Wyoming's Wild Cutthroat Paradise

Exploring the backroads of the Tri-Basin Divide

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Custom Watercolor Map Photo By: Daphne GillamDuring the prime, July-September season on the Greys River, Snake River cutts rise eagerly to attractor and hopper patterns; bugs like the Madame X are a good bet. Photo By: Jeff EricksonThe upper Greys tumbles down from the Tri-Basin Divide, winding below 10,000 foot peaks scattered through the Wyoming and Salt River mountain ranges. While the fish won
The lower Greys River near the mouth of the Little Greys — a major tributary — is a popular stretch and offers large, varied water. Paralleled by a Forest Service road and surrounded by public land, the Greys offers extraordinary accessibility, in a relativey remote setting. Photo By: Jeff EricksonAlthough the Greys River generally doesnThe Colorado River cutthroat is the only cutt subspecies native to the upper Colorado River watershed, with an original distribution that spanned southwest Wyoming, western Colorado, east-central Utah, northwest New Mexico, and extreme northeastern Arizona. Wyoming Range streams — including a restored reach of LaBarge Creek — remain a stronghold. Photo By: Jeff Erickson
Beautiful LaBarge Creek rises along the southern flanks of the Salt River and Wyoming Ranges in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, running southeast for approximately 50 miles toward the Green River. Photo By: Jeff EricksonThe historic Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail traverses the high country along upper LaBarge Creek, near the Tri-Basin Divide. The route is strewn with the poignant graves of pioneers who perished during their journey west. Photo By: Jeff EricksonIntroduced trout species like rainbows have harmed native cutthroat poplulations through hybridization and competition for food and habitat. Photo By: Jeff Erickson
Right: The historic Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail traverses the high country along upper LaBarge Creek, near the Tri-Basin Divide. The route is strewn with the poignant graves of pioneers who perished during their journey west. Photo By: Jeff EricksonSmiths Fork tributaries like Hobble Creek offer prime water for Bonneville cutthroats, and are important spawning destinations for fish from the lower watershed. Photo By: Jeff EricksonThe remote Smiths Fork River winds through a mix of BLM, Forest Service, state and private land. The river offers critical habitat for Bonneville cutthroats, along with brown trout. Photo By: Jeff Erickson
The upper Smiths Fork river offers attractive public water, fringed by willows and broken by beaver dams. Photo By: Jeff EricksonNestled at an elevation of 7,800 feet, Lake Alice was formed by an enourmous landslide thousands of years ago, the lake is accessible via a 1-½ mile hike from the Hobble Creek campground. Photo By: Jeff Erickson
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Daphne Gillam, Jeff Erickson

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