Small guy caught while reeling in a "bad" cast. Kind of funny how that happens sometimes.
Large population living in an irrigation drain. Not sure what became of them as they got bigger because the water they were living in was only 8-12" deep.
17 Oct 2017
CA, SBE Co., North Badger Basin
The basin has only been flooded for a little over a year, so this was certainly released here intentionally.
Photographed at Tangle Blue Lake in the Trinity Alps
Observation and photo by Jason Jordan, sent to nature@nhm.org