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| California Heritage Trout Presentation | |
| There are 11 distinct populations of wild trout in the state of California. These distinct populations have been designated "Heritage Trout" by the California Department of Fish and Game. DFG has created a program called the Heritage Trout Challenge to increase awareness and appreciation for these special fish. You must catch six of the 11 Heritage Trout to obtain a full-color certificate from DFG.Andrew and his wife Katie both have their California Heritage Trout Challenge certificates. In his presentation Andrew discusses each heritage trout, where to find them (roughly), current conservation issues, and what makes each population unique. Andrew also discusses the Bull Trout, which would have been California's 12th Heritage Trout if it had not been extirpated in the 1970s. Andrew wrote a series of three articles for California Fly Fisher about the California Heritage Trout. The first article focused on the Goose Lake and Warner Lakes redbands. The second article featured the McCloud redband. Andrew's third article discussed the three Heritage Trout of the Kern River drainage, the California Golden Trout, Little Kern Golden Trout, and Kern River Rainbow. |
 Warner Lakes Redband  Fishing for Warner Lakes Redbands  McCloud Redband swimming |
andrew@ConfluenceOutfitters.com