Can hardheads and trout co-exist in the Kern River?
DFG believes that hardhead and trout can co-exist in the Kern River and any other areas where the hardhead and DFG stocking activities overlap. Within the Kern River are other potential predators (pikeminnow, black bass and various species of catfish) that DFG believes pose a greater threat to hardhead than the stocking of hatchery-reared trout.
