Difference between a cutthroat trout and a trout with cutthroat marking?

[MarineSpear]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]What does this following rule imply.[/size][/font]
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(b) From Little Dell Reservoir upstream to the headwaters.
• CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings.

[#000000][size 3]Is there another species with similar coloration that is not in the cutthroat family? Or do cuts and bows mingle?? just curious thanks![/size][/#000000]
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[kochanut]

rainbows can and will develop a slash underneat their jaw.... they are rainbows but they have cutthroat markings
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[flygoddess]

Happens all the time at Strawberry. Makes it very tough to tell the difference.
As far as water in question, I would just figure they are all cutts. I have not seen or caught any bows to my knowledge.
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[MarineSpear]

Oh ok thanks! always good to learn more and more. Even better when it may keep me out of trouble!
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[MarineSpear]

I've never noticed that at the berry before. Though I also have not worried about keeping any there so maybe I haven't worried enough to notice. Thanks for the info though. I'll keep my eye out now
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[TheScout]

aka the cuttbow.
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[EvilTyeDyeTwin]

Most times you will definately know which one it is...however at the berry it is better safe than sorry.

This guy I caught out of the Strawberry Pinnicals was definatly a Rainbow but had slash marks under it's jaw. This was the only one I have caught so far that was a Rainbow with Cutty markings. I highly doubt this fish was a cuttbow. Places like Little Dell are easier to tell which species are which...cause there are no Rainbows there. At least I hope not!


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[a_bow_nut]

They put the rule into place for the people that can't tell the difference between the two.

It's just easier to have a rule like this that is less confusing than trying to teach people how to identify between the two.

I would say that it saves a lot of people some explaining or tickets from guessing wrong on their catch.
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[BigEZ]

And at Strawberry many of the cutts lack the slash markings. Can make it quite confusing until you get to know what you are looking for.
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