Chasing the Ghosts of the Sierra’s Native Giants
By Charlie Pankey, Sierra Rec Magazine Every June, just as the last snowfields retreat from the Sierra’s granite shoulders, a quiet migration begins beneath the surface. It’s not elk or birds this time — it’s fish. Big, native fish. Lahontan cutthroat trout, the Sierra Nevada’s historic apex predator, begin their nearshore pilgrimage to spawn, chase … Read more