Lake Roosevelt Fish Species. Native and hatchery rainbow trout, native and hatchery kokanee salmon, walleye, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, lake whitefish, mountain whitefish, brown trout, brook trout, burbot, sturgeon, cutthroat trout, bull trout, black crappie, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, yellow bullhead, channel catfish.
The war between the United States and Mexico had two basic causes. First, the desire of the U.S. to expand across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean caused conflict with all of its neighbors; from the British in Canada and Oregon to the Mexicans in the southwest and, of course, with the Native Americans.
The Mexican-American War Begins On April 25, 1846, Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor, killing about a dozen. They then laid siege to an American fort along the Rio Grande.