Newer to the forum, an old geezer (almost) to fishing-have my 40 years in chasing fish.

I tried to search, do you guys recall catching 20 inch plus heavy spotted, yellowbelly cutthroats in ponds and sloughs "back in the day"?

I have talked to some of the younger generation about fish I caught in my youth and they think I am wacky. I know we had leopard cutthroat on the coast of WA and I moved away and have been home and have not encountered any in the past few years.

Seems I remember all the local sporting good stores-like Failor's in Aberdeen, or hardware stores Forks, had pics or actually taxidermy dark 5 pound cutthroat mounted-anyone remember that?

Did they quit planting the small ponds and lakes I caught them in?
Am I just plain losing it?

Thanks in advance