WNTC-Lahontan Cutthroat *Format changes based on cell phone or desktop Coming into 2025 , I was 50% complete with Expert Caster in the Western Native Trout Challenge. Expert Caster is one third of the entire challenge and warrants a completion certificate and a commemorative hat. The idea of catching 18 species of Trout and Char in 12 states can feel like and unreasonable and expensive burden for some and for some reason, breaking it up in thirds makes it feel possible and worthy. My wife calls that girl math. I had set the goal to complete the first tier of the challenge by the end of the year and as per usual, had a whopping six months starting in January to develop an itinerary without over competing with family time and other YouTube goals and obligations. The idea was to start in Montana for ice off Westslope Cutthroat in May and rolling into June, we had completely missed the margin due to schedule conflicts with my uncle and myself. Rather than let that distr...