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Whirling Disease resistant rainbow trout now a reality in Colorado

Whirling Disease first impacted Colorado’s rainbow trout in the mid-1990s

Wild rainbow trout population growing in the Gunnison Gorge

Work to restore wild rainbow trout in the Gunnison Gorge is starting to pay off as the population of the species is slowly increasing, according to surveys conducted recently by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW biologists are hopeful that the success on the Gunnison will eventually help bring wild rainbows back to all Colorado’s rivers and streams.