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For the first time ever the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex will stock several thousand large (12-14”) Pilot Peak Lahontan cutthroat trout into their home waters of Lake Tahoe. The Lahontan cutthroat trout is the only trout native to the Lake Tahoe Basin. What was once a top predator in the area was thought to be extinct. Now, over the course of three days about 5,000 fishes will be placed in their home waters. The Department of...

The U.S. fish and Wildlife Service says that in part due to this year's snowpack and record water levels, the prehistoric "monster" Lahonton cutthroat trout is migrating farther into Nevada than it has in over 80 years.