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The Angler's Compendium · Est. 2026

A field guide
to wild water.

Every fish, every river, every fly — illustrated with real photography, annotated by naturalists, and kept in your pocket. Begin your own collection today.

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A first cutthroat, Rocky Mountain headwaters
North American Freshwater · Salmonidae & Beyond

The Plates

1,200+ species, sourced from iNaturalist and enriched with our own notes on habitat, season, and what they're biting.

Plate I
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
StockedCold rivers
Plate II
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
NaturalizedDusk feeder
Plate III
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
NativeHeadwaters
Plate IV
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
NativeHigh elevation
Featured · Plate IV

Cutthroat Trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii

The West's native trout, named for the crimson slash beneath the jaw. A willing riser to a well-placed dry fly, it holds in cold, clean freestone rivers and alpine lakes — a barometer for the health of the water it lives in.

Best season
Jul–Sep
Water temp
50–60°F
Top fly
Elk Hair Caddis