Lahontan cutthroat trout are obligate freshwater spawners, meaning their eggs can’t survive naturally in Pyramid Lake’s salty waters.

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Meanwhile, as the Lahontan cutthroat trout began to decline, other non-native species like kokanee salmon, rainbow trout and lake trout were introduced. The last spawning of the Lahontan cutthroat ...

Summit Lake in remote northwest Nevada is home to the only self-sustaining, robust, lake population of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, North America’s largest freshwater native trout species. Research to ...

The Lahontan cutthroat trout was rediscovered in a "dinky" stream near the Nevada-Utah border. Genetic testing by University of Nevada, Reno Associate Professor of Biology Mary Peacock led to the ...

Landing the highly coveted Lahontan cutthroat trout requires special skill — and equipment. By Chris Santella While I rounded a bend above the Windless Bay section of Pyramid Lake in Nevada, a ...

Existing in just a fraction of their historic range, Lahontan cutthroat trout have been the focus of extensive conservation efforts by state and federal fisheries agencies and nonprofit ...

Summit Lake in remote northwest Nevada is home to the only self-sustaining, robust, lake population of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, North America's largest freshwater native trout species. Research ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Over 15,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout are settling into their new Tahoe home after a release spanning the last couple of weeks. The Lahontan National Fish Hatchery ...

The Lahontan cutthroat trout was rediscovered in a "dinky" stream near the Nevada-Utah border. Genetic testing by Associate Professor of Biology Mary Peacock led to the rediscovery of an iconic Nevada ...