Gorge Creek, a typical small mountain trout stream in southwestern Alberta, was divided by fish‐tight screens into two sections, each about three‐quarter miles in length. The number of native trout in these was determined by marking and recapture. One section was left as a control. Into the other, 199 3‐year‐old and 201 2‐year‐old hatchery‐reared cutthroat trout were liberated. Each of the planted trout was weighed and given a numbered Petersen tag before planting. Fish that died were removed daily and weighed. Daily angling was carried on to recapture, weigh, and again release as many as possible. One‐third of the 3‐year‐old fish died, mainly in the first 2 weeks following planting. All lost weight for 40 days, apparently through inability to compete with the native population. By fall (about 100 days after planting) the survivors had regained their planted weights. All, or nearly all, of the 2‐year‐old fish died, apparently from a combination of shock and starvation. The native trout in the experimental section gained weight all summer and, by fall, were in as good condition as the native trout in the control section. Plans for planting hatchery‐reared trout in sections of stream free of native trout, and for transplanting native trout into sections containing native trout are described.