Patrick Clayton

No single event led me down the road to focusing so much of my time and effort on attempting to document our native trout species in their natural environment. I could say I got the idea while observing a school of hundreds of brook trout hovering over an aquamarine seep amongst the lava rocks of the Upper Deschutes. Or maybe it came to me while scouting waterfalls deep in the Wilderness of the Purcells and seeing fifteen pound bull trout scurry off their gravel bar redds. But in reality it has been a lifelong connection with the natural world which I have fostered through activities as diverse as commercial fishing in Alaska to steep creeking in Mexico. There is no place I would rather be than out somewhere feeling the sting of the elements and fine tuning my judgement amongst powers much greater than myself. These photos are my way of sharing the stunning circle of life that all of us are part of.

Westslope Cutthroat, Blackfoot River, Montana Various Sizes Available	Westslope Cutthroat, North Fork Blackfoot River, Montana Various Sizes Available	Yellowstone Cutthroat, Brook Trout, Yellowstone River, Montana Various Sizes Available
Yellowstone Cutthroat, Boulder River, Montana Various Sizes Available	Greenback Cutthroat, Rocky Mtn. NP, Colorado Various Sizes Available	Yellowstone Cutthroat, Slough Creek, Yellowstone NP Various Sizes Available
Snake River Fine Spotted Cutthroat, Pacific Creek, Wyoming Various Sizes Available	Golden Trout, Golden Trout Creek, California Various Sizes Available	Snake River Fine Spotted Cutthroat, Pacific Creek, Wyoming Various Sizes Available
Inland Redband Rainbow, Upper Yaak River, Montana Various Sizes Available	Rainbow Trout, Gallatin River, Montana Various Sizes Available	Deschutes Redband Rainbow, Metolius River, Oregon Various Sizes Available
Rainbow Trout, Madison River, Montana Various Sizes Available	Brook Trout, Hyalite Creek, Montana Various Sizes Available	Brook Trout, Deschutes River, Oregon Various Sizes Available
Brook Trout, Williamson River, Oregon Various Sizes Available	Brook Trout, Klamath Rainbow, Williamson River, Oregon Various Sizes Available	Steelhead, Smith River, California Various Sizes Available
Brown Trout, Ruby River, Montana Various Sizes Available	Brown Trout, Henry's Fork, Idaho Various Sizes Available	Brown Trout, Beaverhead River, Montana Various Sizes Available