During the late 1800s’, in the spring time there were always some entrepreneurs from Susanville who would take a wagon or two to Eagle Lake to catch the trout. Their haul of fish would weigh anywhere from 600 to 800 pounds. This they sold very quickly on the streets of Susanville at twenty-five cents a pound. In late April 1892, a fishing party left Susanville to do the annual harvest. They only came back with seven trout. They blamed their failed attempt that the water was too high. This practice came to an end in 1917 when California made it illegal to wholesale harvest of trout from lakes and streams.

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