(Shoshone Bannock, Eastern Shoshone, and Cheyenne Ancestral Lands)
By Callie Smith with fishing reports by Kaden Sites and Nate Cooper
The CDTC is highlighting new lenses on the trail each month and June is fishing month!
In 2021 CDTC was lucky enough to have two wonderful field instructors – Kaden and Nate – who led numerous trail projects and adopter trainings all along the trail. Not only did Kaden and Nate take their trail work seriously, they took fishing seriously as well. They even managed to put together a fishing report for all the places they were able to cast a rod along the trail. Keep reading to see their CDT fishing reports from some of our 2021 trail project locations!
Canjilon Lakes Adopter Training
Fishing Report
Body of water: Canjilon Lake
Rod type: Tenkara
Fish caught: Rainbow trout
Difficulty: High
Stars: ⭐️⭐️
Knight Ridge w/Headwaters Trails Alliance 6/11/-13
( Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) and Cheyenne Ancestral Lands)
Fishing Report
Body of water: Lake Granby
Rod type: Casting
Fish caught: none
Difficulty: High
Stars: ⭐️
Pagosa Adopter Training 6/26-27
Fishing Report
Body of water: San Juan River
Rod type: Casting and Fly
Fish caught: Cutthroat Trout
Difficulty: Med/Low
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pinedale Adopter Training 7/10-11
Fishing Report
Body of water: Green River Lake/Green River
Rod type: Fly and Tenkara
Fish caught: Mountain Whitefish, Lake, Rainbow, and Cutthroat Trout
Difficulty: Low
Stars:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bison Mountain w/Wild Montana 7/16-18
( Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, Michif Piyii (Métis) Ancestral Lands)
Fishing Report
Body of water: Creek
Rod type: Tenkara and fly
Fish caught: Mountain whitefish, cutthroat trout
Difficulty: Low
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Teton Wilderness Marking Trip 7/24-31
(Shoshone Bannock, Eastern Shoshone, and Cheyenne Ancestral Lands)
Fishing Report
Body of water: Cub Creek, Clear Creek, South Buffalo Fork
Rod type: Fly Rod
Fish caught: Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow, Brook, Cutthroat trout
Difficulty: Med/High
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Want to join a trail project? While we can’t guarantee the fishing conditions, we know you’ll have a great time! Find out more here!
Callie Smith is the Community Engagement Coordinator at the CDTC. In her free time she enjoys whitewater rafting and cooking.
