Ram River, Alberta.
There is a certain component of the angling public that does something special to preserve what they see as special. These people pursue regulations that favor trout populations, seek ways of increasing enforcement, educate other anglers to the ways of trout, lobby for better habitat preservation strategies, and take an intimate interest in the fish. We were responsible for getting the river catch & release, and developing the Stream Watch program to better the enforcement and awareness of this river.

They say that cutthroat trout live 6 to 8 years. Science has show that the Ram River cutthroat trout are among the longest living westslope cutthroat trout anywhere. We have a 22" female that we first took notice of in 1996 when she was 16". At that time she was about 4, maybe 5 years old as the Ram at that point is a slower growing system. She swam the river in 3 given runs each year through 2007. The top run is where she dropped out to after spawning. The middle run is where she dropped to as the waters lower in early summer. The bottom run is where she dropped to in mid fall as the water lowers more and the temperatures tell her to buckle up for another long winter. We caught her nearly 60 times. We have several of these "pet" fish.