YES< and many anglers at Strawberry can’t tell the difference between a cutthroat and a rainbow. I have seen so many people cleaning Cutts and not believe me when I tell them they are Cutts. They get combative and argue that they are rainbows?? I think they could put a 4 Cutt limit any size and let people take them home and discourage catching more and releasing them. So many die from deep hooking and poor handling. I wouldn’t be surprised if less fish were killed if people caught there 4 and headed home! There is certainly no shortage of Cutts up there.
I’ve practiced catch and release for numerous years, but I’ve got into the Kokanee fishing and can’t throw those guys back if they’re good enough size. The question is is if you get a limit of Kokes at the gorge and then you go fish for lake trout and you accidentally kill a fish that’s over 28 inches You technically now have two limits. Would this be in violation of the rules? would it be best to only keep three kokes and then continue to fish for other species in case I got a limit. Last thing I want is to be cited for a technicality .