News Archive Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Search News News Releases, 2022-Present CDFW Rescues Nearly 6,000 Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout Stranded in Pine Creek May 20, 2026 CDFW) this spring conducted the largest rescue of Eagle Lake rainbow trout in more than a decade, returning approximately 5,800 adult fish to Eagle Lake that were at risk of becoming stranded in the lake’s main tributary, Pine Creek. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries Tagged: Eagle LakeLassen CountyEagle Lake Rainbow TroutCalifornia Trout FishingEagle Lake OpenerCalifornai Heritage TroutHeritage Trout Challenge El Dorado County Angler Becomes 500th to Complete CDFW’s Heritage Trout Challenge May 1, 2024 The California Fish and Game Commission and CDFW have recognized Scott Lyons, an El Dorado County resident, retired educator and lifelong angler, with having completed California’s 500th Heritage Trout Challenge. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Trout Tagged: Heritage Trout ChallengeTroutFishingGolden TroutMcCloud River redband troutLahontan cutthroat trout