Where can I catch a Gila Trout?
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Illustration by Steven Schalla, FlyFishingtheSierra.com, used with permission

The most distinctive characteristics of the Gila Trout are its coppery to yellow body color, and spotting that is limited principally to the upper third of its body (above the lateral line), its well-formed, spotted adipose fin, and profuse spotting on its tail.  Many mature fish will also exhibit a yellow cutthroat mark, and faint parr marks.