Via the Western Native Trout Initiative newsletter-
Silver Creek, a tributary to the West Walker River in Mono County, California, is a Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT) Recovery water that was illegally stocked with Brook trout several years ago. The International Federation of Fly Fishers and its local clubs, along with CalTrout and Trout Unlimited, mobilized volunteers and funds to support California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife during three successful years of electrofishing to provide a refuge for the LCT.
The grant funded an interpretive panel design/construction to inform and educate the public about the negative impacts of illegal stocking on native ecosystems, and urge fishermen to participate in the Heritage Trout Program, a program designed by California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to restore opportunities for anglers to catch California’s native trout…
That’s the panel they created above, and you can see a larger version here.
Attaboy.
