The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) successfully rescued approximately 5,800 adult Eagle Lake rainbow trout this spring, returning the fish to Eagle Lake after they became stranded in the lake’s primary tributary, Pine Creek.
The emergency operation, which took place over four days in March and April, represented the largest such rescue in more than a decade. More than 25 CDFW biologists and hatchery staff, along with community volunteers, participated…






