This is just the beginning of the winter steelhead run. Salmon River. The Salmon River opened Dec. 1 for wild and hatchery steelhead. Wild winter steelhead can be retained on the Salmon River.

Here's the thing: because it's early November and we're at the end of the salmon run and the beginning of the steelhead run. We're on the shoreline today using the stingeye spinner and getting into ...

That changed when spring chinook and winter steelhead were protected under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1999. Facilities and practices were improved over the ensuing decades.

The 10 Best Winter Steelhead Flies. ... And they don’t just catch steelhead; big browns and even salmon will crush egg flies. Eggs can be tied with yarn, sparkly Estaz, or a combination.

There’s a 4,345 wild runsize expected in 24-25, with a hatchery forecast of 1,798 fish from a program on the Salmon River. “There’s some opportunities kicking about with that Salmon River hatchery ...

The number of winter steelhead returning to the Upper Willamette Basin reached its highest level in two decades this season, providing hope that the ocean-going trout can rebound after a near ...

Still, after seeing so few coho salmon, a large run of steelhead would have been nice. ... and get a sense of how many salmon redds survived the winter,” Ettlinger said.

Steelhead have been a constant in the DNR's Lake Michigan salmon and trout program since that first year. The agency stocks several strains of steelhead, including Arlee, Chambers Creek, Ganaraska ...

In 2017, fewer than 1,000 winter steelhead returned to the upper Willamette Basin. That number has exploded to more than 7,600 so far this year. The returns are the highest since 2004. Zach Urness ...

Luke Hein has had good success surf casting for small brown trout and steelhead on Chicago's South Side this winter. It's an old-school method that works fine.

Dec. 16—OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has released almost 100,000 steelhead in Banks Lake, according to an announcement Thursday from WDFW. As part of modifications ...