LAKE CACHUMA, Calif. – The County of Santa Barbara issued the following press release on Friday after the first batch of Rainbow Trout were introduced to Lake Cachuma on Thursday. Rainbow Trout.

Prior to the urbanization of Southern California, rainbow and steelhead trout were native to these waterways and they were a ...

INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 350,000 rainbow trout must be euthanized as California wildlife officials battle bacteria outbreaks at two fish hatcheries in the eastern Sierra. Fish and Wildlife ...

While native to Western North America, rainbow trout have become one of the most popular freshwater gamefish around the globe through stocking programs. They are coveted by both conventional and fly ...

California wildlife officials stocked 22 North State waters with trout in the 6 months leading up to the 2025 trout season opening on April 26. This trout season looks to be a good one after the wet, ...

Nearly 350,000 rainbow trout must be euthanized as California wildlife officials battle bacteria outbreaks at two fish hatcheries in the eastern Sierra. The naturally occurring bacteria, Lactococcus ...

Bacterial infections at two Eastern Sierra fish hatcheries will force California to euthanize 350,000 rainbow trout, like these two seen being stocked at a Pennsylvania lake in 2016. Keith Srakocic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Nearly 350,000 rainbow trout must be ...

Californians love trout, and the streams and lakes in Southern California have been used by sport fishermen for more than 150 years. But are these prized gamefish natives to the region? The answer is ...