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The Eagle Lake trout has a pink horizontal band, white rimmed fins, and irregular spots across its body which become less prolific towards the belly. Large square-shaped tales, large eyes, and a large body give the fish a predatory advantage in the lake. On average the fish is about 18 inches long
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that reroute Pine Creek. Young, naturally spawned Eagle Lake rainbow trout have recently been discovered in Pine Creek, marking a massive success for the Eagle Lake trout
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and eventually released back into Eagle Lake. In 2012, the weir was modified and now allows the Eagle Lake trout partial entry to Pine Creek for natural reproduction.
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name comes from its former exclusive-endemic Eagle Lake territory. Eagle lake is approximately 24,000 acres, making it one of the largest natural lakes in
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of Eagle Lake and its tributaries. Further barriers have made Pine Creek, the location of Eagle Lake trout spawning, inaccessible. Furthermore,
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was installed in Pine Creek which captured the trout on their spawning migration. The Eagle Trout were bred in
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