The difference between The difference between Cutthroat and Rainbow troutCutthroat and Rainbow trout

Rainbow TroutRainbow Trout

Black spots are more Black spots are more uniformly spread out uniformly spread out along the body along the body

Silvery white belowSilvery white below Sides may be green, Sides may be green,

blue & yellowish with blue & yellowish with broad pink/red band broad pink/red band along along

Cutthroat TroutCutthroat Trout

Red/orange slash on Red/orange slash on each side of lower jaweach side of lower jaw

Few spots on headFew spots on head Dark spots, light Dark spots, light

backgroundbackground Black spots more Black spots more

dense toward the rear dense toward the rear of the body, near the of the body, near the tail.tail.

CutthroatCutthroat

CutthroatCutthroat Red/orange slash on Red/orange slash on

each side of lower jaweach side of lower jaw

CutthroatCutthroat

Few spots on headFew spots on head Black spots more dense toward the rear of the Black spots more dense toward the rear of the

body, near the tail.body, near the tail.

Rainbow TroutRainbow Trout black spots are more uniformly spread out along black spots are more uniformly spread out along

the bodythe body

Rainbow TroutRainbow Trout• Sides rainbow colors with pink/red bandSides rainbow colors with pink/red band• Silvery white belowSilvery white below

Which is Which?Which is Which?