Sacramento Perch Collection from Bridgeport Reservoir

CDFW Environmental Scientist Matt Lucero, at Bridgeport Reservoir in Mono County, explains how CDFW is collecting and translocating Sacramento perch from Bridgeport Reservoir to other places and populations to enhance genetic diversity of California’s only native sunfish. Some of the fish collected at Bridgeport Reservoir in August 2023 were taken to Lindo Lake in San Diego County to help establish the first population of Sacramento perch in Southern California with goal of creating a unique urban fishing opportunity for Southern California anglers.