The Western Native Trout Challenge (WNTC) is a multi-state program hosted by the Western Native Trout Initiative.
How to start your western Native Trout Challenge
The Western Native Trout Challenge invites anglers to help celebrate our western legacy by catching native trout and char in each of the 12 participating Western states, at their own pace. By attempting to catch 18 species throughout 12 states (at the master angler level), participants can enjoy the adventure of a lifetime!
If the lure of the West is not on your bucket list now, once you learn about the beauty of the fish and the locations where you can participate, it will likely become one!
Why do the Challenge?
It’s both fun and meaningful! Your participation helps to fund Western Native Trout Initiative conservation efforts. For every $25 program registration fee, $23 goes toward helping to conserve these species. In 2020, our first year of Western Native Trout Challenge registration fees and donations supported Westslope Cutthroat Trout in a project called Cottonwood Creek Fish Passage Barrier Project for Native Trout Security in Montana. In subsequent years, Western Native Trout Challenge registration fees have supported multiple WNTI small grant projects.
