California Golden
Look for my photograph of a California Golden in the Fish Eye
two page spread of the November / December 2017 Southwest Fly Fishing
Climate, Cows & the California Golden Trout
Earth Island Journal published my story on the threat cows pose to California golden trout.
The EcoAngler Report
Planning a trip to Golden Trout Creek? Get scientific based angling intel in The EcoAngler Report - Golden Trout Creek.
Detailed information on Golden Trout Creek's native California golden population along with a map and directions to access this remote Sierra Nevada stream can be purchased here.
An Adobe PDF document will be made available with your purchase. Select Return to the Ecological Angler to view and save your purchase.
California Golden Trout
Premium Poster Print of CALIFORNIA GOLDEN, available for purchase. Poster measures 22" x 28" on a matte finish. High quality printing provides optimized brightness and sharp detail. Made in USA.
Please allow for three to five business days for order to be processed. You will be notified by e-mail once the poster has been packaged and shipped to the address in the order.
This subspecies of trout is the aquatic, poster-child for the state of California. Consequently, the Department of Fish and Game actively manage golden trout in its native range. California Golden trout are native to Golden Trout Creek and the South Fork of the Kern River. But due to human tranplanting, golden trout have been scathered across the Western United States. The non-native range includes many small lakes in the Southern Sierra Neveda.
Some populations, especially in the Rocky Mountain States, have taken hold outside their native range. However, most of these populations have been hybridized with either rainbows or cutthroats.
California Heritage Trout Challenge
The California Golden trout caught, photoed, and released in its native range qualifies for the California Heritage Trout Challenge. What is the California golden trout's native range? Send an email to the EcoAngler and I can recommend some waters to fish.
