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The Utah Cutthroat Slam marked a big milestone this fall. The Utah Division of Wildlife Assets introduced final week that the 1,000th slam has been accomplished. 

The Utah Cutthroat Slam is a fishing problem the place individuals are required to catch all of Utah’s 4 native cutthroat trout subspecies of their native ranges. Cash collected in the course of the slam is used to search out cutthroat trout conservation tasks. 

“We’re thrilled to have reached this milestone and to have contributed a lot to conservation efforts in Utah,” stated Brett Prettyman, with Utah Trout Limitless, in a press launch. “However the actual magic of the slam is the tales we hear from anglers about spending time with household and buddies in pursuit of the fish to finish the slam. The reminiscences they’ve created are serving to fund the cutthroat fishing reminiscences of the approaching generations.”

Because the program’s inception in April 2016, the Utah Cutthroat Slam has raised over $78,000 from registration charges and 22 conservation tasks have been accomplished utilizing these funds. 

“There was a time when there have been few cutthroat trout populations within the state,” stated Randy Oplinger,  DWR Sportfish Coordinator, in a press launch. “We’ve performed a ton of restoration work to carry cutthroat again, and they’re now a real conservation success story in Utah. The Utah Cutthroat Slam helps fund tasks that proceed our restoration of cutthroat trout.”

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Terrance Cook dinner, a South Jordan resident, accomplished the 1,000th Utah Cutthroat Slam on Sept. 19.

“After I was younger, my dad took me fly fishing typically however I by no means actually turned interested by it till a current journey with household and buddies to try to catch the Yellowstone cutthroat,” Cook dinner stated in a press launch. “I used to be hooked on the slam after that journey. I’ve discovered a lot about cutthroat trout identification, habitat conservation and had a variety of enjoyable visiting new locations. My because of the DWR and Trout Limitless for creating this program. I’ll be doing it once more for positive.”

In honor of 1,000 accomplished slams, the DWR and Trout Limitless will launch 4 new cutthroat medallions over the approaching years. Beginning with the Colorado Cutthroat Trout, the Bonneville, Bear River and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout will all be represented in medallions that can be created by artist Tim Johnson as soon as different slam milestones have been reached. 

These new medallions will exchange the unique that was launched at the start of the slam in 2016. These medallions, together with certificates, can be despatched dwelling with anglers after they full the problem.

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