Chasing the Ghosts of the Sierra’s Native Giants

Lahontans Cuttthroat California Fish

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

5000 Lahontan cutthroat trout will be placed in in Lake Tahoe

5,000 fish will be placed in the lake over the course of three days in California and Nevada. Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Stocking event during the Fall Fish Festival at Taylor Creek Visitor Center The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex, for the first time ever, will stock several thousand large (12-14”) … Read more