Check out our latest story: 'Monster' Lahontan cutthroat trout making a comeback

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. See our latest story:   'Monster' Lahontan cutthroat making a comeback A 26-inch adult Lahontan cutthroat trout, caught by an angler in mid-meal from a boat at Pyramid Lake. The lake-form trout can grow up to 40 pounds feeding primarily on tui chub, which are abundant in the lake. Credit: Dan Hottle/USFWS   By Dan Hottle June 1, 2017 Thanks to more than 700 inches of Sierra Nevada snow this winter and record-high water flows, the prehistoric "monster" Pilot Peak strain of Lahontan cutthroat trout is migrating farther into native Nevada waters than it has in more than 80 years. Drought-breaking precipitation combined with two decades of conservation actions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe have helped the fish, once thought to be extinct, to successfully migrate from Pyramid Lake into the lower Truckee River for spawning. Continue to full story... Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825