Tag Archives: Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Lobster Co. Crawdad trap theft tops $21,000

tahoedailytribune.com – Tahoe Lobster Co. traps have continued to disappear from Lake Tahoe, threatening the lake’s first commercial crawfish harvest operation. Tahoe Lobster Co. Owner Fred Jackson said 160 traps have gone missing since last fall, a loss of more than $21,000 including the lost crawfish haul. Four sets of 10 traps disappeared late last month from their location off the northeast shore, he said. continued

A Fishery on Lake Tahoe? Who Knew! Lake Tahoe crayfish traps being stolen at ‘huge’ cost to local harvester

Someone is stealing traps laid in the waters of Lake Tahoe to catch crayfish, a crime the owner of Tahoe’s first commercial fishing operation in decades says is crushing his business. http://www.rgj.com/article/20121207/NEWS/312070051/Lake-Tahoe-crayfish-traps-being-stolen-huge-cost-local-harvester