World Record Lahontan Cutthroat Trout

At some point in 1925 there is a recorded catch with 41-pound fish which later break the world record.

World record lahontan cutthroat trout. The present distribution is restricted to a few lakes and streams within and outside the historic range. 15012020 The Lahontan cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi is the largest growing trout native to North America with early settlers around Nevadas Pyramid Lake reporting fish up to 60 pounds. The Fish weighed in at 41 pounds even.

It was believed that at one time fish weighing over 60 pounds where swimming in these waters. An Idaho angler reeled in a catch-and-release state record when he hooked an exceptionally large trout during a recent fishing trip. This replica of the worlds largest cutthroat trout is located in Crosby Lodge at Pyramid Lake Nevada.

The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout is the largest cutthroat trout species and is the state fish of Nevada. Tom Weadick was fly-fishing on the North Fork Coeur dAlene. 19062020 The Enormous Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Mentioned in many Pyramid Lake fishing reports the Lahontan Cutthroat trout is one of the over 2-million-year old fish which is considered as one of the fish species with humongous size.

The lake-form trout can grow up to 40 pounds feeding primarily on tui chub which are abundant in the lake. Oct 24 2014 - John Skimmerhorn landed a massive lahontan strain cutthroat out of Pyramid lake in Nevada. Lahontans were an important food source for the Paiute tribe but when white settlers arrived in the Great Basin in the mid.

The Fish weighed in at 41 pounds even. 15022021 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout - 117 lbs - Grasmere Reservoir - Hayleigh Urban - 962020 Tiger Trout - 48 lbs - Becker Pond - Gatlynn Mayes - 12162020 Certified weight records set in 2020 nongame. The Pyramid Lake strain of Lahontan cutthroat trout source of the 41-pound 19 kg world record and native to Pyramid Lake Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River was brought to near-extinction in the two decades between the 1920s-40s from overharvest introduced species and loss of spawning habitat.

In the 1930s the Lahontan cutthroat trout was nearly extinct in Pyramid Lake due to dam construction. 17122018 Targeting World Record Cutthroat Trout on the Fly December 17 2018 Pyramid Lake Nevada is home to one of the largest trout species in the world a fly fishing treat for anglers like our own Alysson Cwyk who had the chance to fish its waters with the guides from Pyramid Fly Co. The world record Lahontan Cutthroat was caught in Pyramid Lake by Johnny Skimmerhorn in 1925 weighing 41 pounds.