Relentless thief still taking Tahoe crawfish traps

Published May 12, 2013 7:41pm ET



INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — It’s not that easy to catch crawfish in Lake Tahoe. Turns out, it may be harder to keep them.

Tahoe Lobster Co. owner Fred Jackson says someone’s been stealing his traps ever since he launched Tahoe’s first commercial crawfish harvest operation last year. Since fall, 160 traps have gone missing at a loss of more than $21,000, he said.

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