California Heritage Trout Challenge

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Information and Resources

Part of "taking the Challenge” will include learning more about the native trout of California, where they are found, and what is being done to conserve and restore these “Heritage Trout.” The following information is offered to help you complete the Challenge:

• Qualifying Trout for the Challenge

• List of Designated Waters

• Definition of Key Terms

  • Historic Drainages
  • Native vs Wild
  • Heritage Trout
    
• More ways to learn about California native trout:
  • Visit the California Department of Fish and Game Heritage and Wild Trout pages on the Web
  • Conduct Internet searches on each of the native trout forms.
  • Heritage Trout and Wild Trout brochures are available from DFG’s Fisheries Branch.
  • Contact DFG Wild Trout biologists located at offices in Redding, Bishop, Rancho Cordova, and Visalia.
    • Wild Trout Program Staff
  • Inland Fishes of California, a book by Dr. Peter Moyle of U.C. Davis
  • Native Trout of Western North America, a book by Dr. Robert Behnk