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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...

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The Truckee River is a popular body of water for anglers, every year. It gets even more popular during the spring, when the Nevada Department of Wildlife begins stocking the river with rainbow trout. Crews released about 6,000 fish into the river, Wednesday.