Nevada’s own Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Team has been awarded the 2014 Rachel Carson Award for Scientific Excellence

 

 

 

 

Individuals from the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex, the University of Nevada-Reno, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Tribe have been nationally recognized for their success in re-establishing the historic Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT) strain within the Truckee River basin.

 

 

 

 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has honored the group for their conservation application, scientific contribution and extraordinary results in establishing the population of the historic LCT strain in the Truckee River Basin.

 

 

 

 

As local Nevada anglers know, the Pilot Peak LCT grow rapidly, and according to the USFWS, the growth rate of the species averages approximately 1/2 inch per month.  In December 2013, a 24 pound LCT was caught at Pyramid Lake.   It’s clear to see that the Lahontan Cutthroat Team has definitely achieved extraordinary results in the re-introduction of the Pilot Peak LCT!

 

 

 

 

Did you know?

In March 2014, a Pyramid Lake Tribe member observed LCT spawning below the Marble Bluff Dam in the lower Truckee.  Later genetic studies determined fertilized eggs and live fry to be pure Pilot Peak LCT.  This marked the first time LCT has successfully spawned in the Truckee River in 76 years.