WGFD sees record Cutt-Slam achievements in 2019

From the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

It was a record year for one of the most sought-after achievements for anglers in Wyoming.

A total of 144 anglers completed the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Cutt-Slam in 2019. Established in 1996, the Cutt-Slam challenges anglers to catch the state’s four subspecies of cutthroat trout — Bonneville, Colorado River, Snake River and Yellowstone — in their respective native ranges.

That number broke the previous record of 142 set in 2013.

This year marked the seventh that more than 100 anglers earned the recognition.

“As the popularity...