Can you eat crawdads from Lake Tahoe?


Can you eat crawdads from Lake Tahoe? And apparently our Tahoe crawdads, who reside in Tahoe's crystal clear waters (instead of muddy bayous) are especially tasty. For a few years several companies were in the crayfish business on the Nevada side of the lake, but they went out of business. Now, individuals can catch all they want to eat.


Is Lake Tahoe water drinkable?

Lake Tahoe has some of the purest drinking water in the world. That's because 65% of the lake's water comes from small tributaries and 315 miles of watershed – the other 35% falls straight into the lake as rainfall. Combine that with a high elevation, and it's no wonder why Lake Tahoe is so pure.


What is the biggest fish pulled out of Lake Tahoe?

Robert Aronson caught a 37-pound 6-ounce lake trout on June 21, 1974. Two other record-breaking fish that also enjoy the cool Lake Tahoe are a mountain whitefish with the record being 4 pounds 9 ounces and a Kokanee salmon with the record of 4 pounds 13 ounces.


Is it OK to drink Lake Tahoe water?

The water in Lake Tahoe is of excellent quality, and our community treatment plants are designed to remove or inactivate microorganisms, meeting exacting standards .