CDFW and Almanor Fishing Association Partner to Raise and Release Rainbow Trout at Lake Almanor

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has partnered with the Almanor Fishing Association for decades to support a Fish Pen Program at Lake Almanor. - CDFW's Darrah Springs Hatchery supplies approximately 50,000 sub-catchable rainbow trout annually.

- Volunteers raise the fish in net pens directly in the lake until they reach catchable size. - The Almanor Fishing Association funds the net pens and fish feed.

- Trout are released in spring once they reach catchable size. This ongoing collaboration supports local fishing and conservation efforts at Lake Almanor.