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| | Big fish are plentiful in Nevada’s waters (printable version) |
 | | They have the distinction of probably being the first foreign species introduced into the state, at least by a governmental agency, dating back to 1877 according to the first biennial report of the state’s first fish commissioner. |
 | | In addition to cutthroat and Sacramento perch, Pyramid Lake was the home to the state’s largest ever hybrid cutthroat/rainbow, taken in 1976, weighing 24-pounds, 10-ounces. |
 | | Far behind at 552 entries over the years is rainbow trout, with largemouth bass close behind at 497, followed by hybrid rainbow/cutthroat trout, 414, channel catfish, 296, and brown trout at 293. |
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