Nearly 6,000 rare rainbow trout rescued after getting stranded in California creek

Thousands of native Eagle Lake rainbow trout were rescued by California wildlife officials this spring after unseasonably warm weather and low snowpack left the fish stranded in a Northern California creek, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The emergency operation, conducted over four days in March and April, resulted in approximately 5,800 […]Thousands of native Eagle Lake rainbow trout were rescued by California wildlife officials this spring after unseasonably warm weather and low snowpack left the fish stranded in a Northern California creek, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The emergency operation, conducted over four days in March and April, resulted in approximately 5,800 […]