How will a fluvial LCT attain 30lb. sizes when Brown Trout are well established and with limited biomass? No ability to migrate between Pyramid and Tahoe and barely any suitable spawning habitat. Even if impoundments were removed on Truckee how would they fare with Lake Trout? Sorry to bring you all down, but you have to be realistic. Fish thrive in Pyramid because there is little non-native Salmonid competition and substantial artificial propagation. Lots would have to happen in our lifetime. As I have been told before, it's a great step in right direction but it will never get back to pre 1880's. =Reese;177219]Fish and Wildlife and their partners have been actively planting the Pilot Peak LCT strain throughout the Truckee system for at least a few years now. According to the biologists over at Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex, they have been planting fish up to 16 inches in the hopes of establishing a river-form population of the Pilot Peak LCT. If the LCTs get past 20" they will start competing with the browns as primarily piscivorous predators. I'm not sure the exact plant locations but I'm sure by now, they are fairly well distributed throughout the system. By the look of that picture, that is probably a two year old cutt-bow. As they start planting more and spawning success increases, we'll probably see a significant uptick in the amount of LCTs caught in the Truckee. Looking forward to seeing a 30 lb fish swim by on the spawn!![/QUOTE]
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