KingSalmon Admin
03-12-2011, 04:10 PM
Steelhead Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
A.k.A. Names: Steelhead, sea trout
Family: Salmonidae
Range: Most rivers from Monterey California, North to Bristal Bay Alaska, Great Lakes Region, Bering Sea Regions
I.D. Tips: Red stripe follows lateral line
Run Timing: Runs in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, runs of steelhead are present every month of the year in some locations such as Umpqua, Rouge and Columbia
Travel: Travels in small groups, moves with haste through center of stream, moves along banks in high water
Holding: Drifts, riffs, pools, runs, and tailouts
Spawning Preference: Gravel side channels and shallow riffs, tailouts, spawns October through December and December through May
Spawning Color: Silver with white or greenish with one or two scarlet red stripes
Average Adult Size: 6 to 14 Lbs - Larger to over 20 lbs in Alaska and Canada
Please Keep Your Native Steelhead in Water While Releasing Them!
Fresh or Bright Female Winter Steelhead Trout
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel13.jpghttp://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel1.jpg
Fresh or Bright Male Winter Steelhead Trout
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel9.jpg
Fresh or Bright Male Summer Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel3.jpg
Dark Male Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel8.jpg
Steelhead Trout [Oncorhynchus mykiss] See Photos~
Hatchery Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel4.jpg
Photos: Matthew Clark
Steelhead Trout Links & Resources
Land Big Fish.com: Steelhead Trout (http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=79)
SSSF Steelhead Fishing (http://www.steelheadfishing.info/)
Wiki Steelhead Trout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelhead)
Fish I.D. Pages SSSF
Fish I.D. American Shad - Alosa sapidissima (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3195-Fish-I.D.-American-Shad-Alosa-sapidissima)
Fish I.D. Chinook Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3160-Fish-I.D.-Chinook-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-tshawytscha)
Fish I.D. Chum Salmon - Oncorhynchus keta (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3162-Fish-I.D.-Chum-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-keta)
Fish I.D. Coho Salmon - Oncorhynchus kisutch (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3159-Fish-I.D.-Coho-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-kisutch)
Fish I.D. Pink Salmon - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3174-Fish-I.D.-Pink-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-gorbuscha)
Fish I.D. Sockeye Salmon - Oncorhynchus nerka (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3172-Fish-I.D.-Sockeye-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-nerka)
Fish I.D. Steelhead Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3202-Fish-I.D.-Steelhead-Trout-Oncorhynchus-mykiss)
Fish I.D. Walleye - Stizostedion Vitreum (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3193-Fish-I.D.-Walleye-Stizostedion-Vitreum)
Fish I.D. White Sturgeon - Acipenser transmontanus (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3200-Fish-I.D.-White-Sturgeon-Acipenser-transmontanus)
Oregon Anglers Battle Clackamas River Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel7.jpg
Interesting Gold Colored Sandy River Male Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel6.jpg
Fish I.D. Pages SSSF
Fish I.D. American Shad - Alosa sapidissima (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3195-Fish-I.D.-American-Shad-Alosa-sapidissima)
Fish I.D. Chinook Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3160-Fish-I.D.-Chinook-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-tshawytscha)
Fish I.D. Chum Salmon - Oncorhynchus keta (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3162-Fish-I.D.-Chum-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-keta)
Fish I.D. Coho Salmon - Oncorhynchus kisutch (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3159-Fish-I.D.-Coho-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-kisutch)
Fish I.D. Pink Salmon - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3174-Fish-I.D.-Pink-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-gorbuscha)
Fish I.D. Sockeye Salmon - Oncorhynchus nerka (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3172-Fish-I.D.-Sockeye-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-nerka)
Fish I.D. Steelhead Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3202-Fish-I.D.-Steelhead-Trout-Oncorhynchus-mykiss)
Fish I.D. Walleye - Stizostedion Vitreum (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3193-Fish-I.D.-Walleye-Stizostedion-Vitreum)
Fish I.D. White Sturgeon - Acipenser transmontanus (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3200-Fish-I.D.-White-Sturgeon-Acipenser-transmontanus)
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfgraphics/sssfmini90x90logo.jpg
A.k.A. Names: Steelhead, sea trout
Family: Salmonidae
Range: Most rivers from Monterey California, North to Bristal Bay Alaska, Great Lakes Region, Bering Sea Regions
I.D. Tips: Red stripe follows lateral line
Run Timing: Runs in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, runs of steelhead are present every month of the year in some locations such as Umpqua, Rouge and Columbia
Travel: Travels in small groups, moves with haste through center of stream, moves along banks in high water
Holding: Drifts, riffs, pools, runs, and tailouts
Spawning Preference: Gravel side channels and shallow riffs, tailouts, spawns October through December and December through May
Spawning Color: Silver with white or greenish with one or two scarlet red stripes
Average Adult Size: 6 to 14 Lbs - Larger to over 20 lbs in Alaska and Canada
Please Keep Your Native Steelhead in Water While Releasing Them!
Fresh or Bright Female Winter Steelhead Trout
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel13.jpghttp://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel1.jpg
Fresh or Bright Male Winter Steelhead Trout
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel9.jpg
Fresh or Bright Male Summer Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel3.jpg
Dark Male Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel8.jpg
Steelhead Trout [Oncorhynchus mykiss] See Photos~
Hatchery Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel4.jpg
Photos: Matthew Clark
Steelhead Trout Links & Resources
Land Big Fish.com: Steelhead Trout (http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=79)
SSSF Steelhead Fishing (http://www.steelheadfishing.info/)
Wiki Steelhead Trout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelhead)
Fish I.D. Pages SSSF
Fish I.D. American Shad - Alosa sapidissima (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3195-Fish-I.D.-American-Shad-Alosa-sapidissima)
Fish I.D. Chinook Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3160-Fish-I.D.-Chinook-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-tshawytscha)
Fish I.D. Chum Salmon - Oncorhynchus keta (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3162-Fish-I.D.-Chum-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-keta)
Fish I.D. Coho Salmon - Oncorhynchus kisutch (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3159-Fish-I.D.-Coho-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-kisutch)
Fish I.D. Pink Salmon - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3174-Fish-I.D.-Pink-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-gorbuscha)
Fish I.D. Sockeye Salmon - Oncorhynchus nerka (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3172-Fish-I.D.-Sockeye-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-nerka)
Fish I.D. Steelhead Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3202-Fish-I.D.-Steelhead-Trout-Oncorhynchus-mykiss)
Fish I.D. Walleye - Stizostedion Vitreum (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3193-Fish-I.D.-Walleye-Stizostedion-Vitreum)
Fish I.D. White Sturgeon - Acipenser transmontanus (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3200-Fish-I.D.-White-Sturgeon-Acipenser-transmontanus)
Oregon Anglers Battle Clackamas River Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel7.jpg
Interesting Gold Colored Sandy River Male Winter Steelhead
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfimages/fishiD2011/fishidsteel6.jpg
Fish I.D. Pages SSSF
Fish I.D. American Shad - Alosa sapidissima (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3195-Fish-I.D.-American-Shad-Alosa-sapidissima)
Fish I.D. Chinook Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3160-Fish-I.D.-Chinook-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-tshawytscha)
Fish I.D. Chum Salmon - Oncorhynchus keta (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3162-Fish-I.D.-Chum-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-keta)
Fish I.D. Coho Salmon - Oncorhynchus kisutch (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3159-Fish-I.D.-Coho-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-kisutch)
Fish I.D. Pink Salmon - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3174-Fish-I.D.-Pink-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-gorbuscha)
Fish I.D. Sockeye Salmon - Oncorhynchus nerka (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3172-Fish-I.D.-Sockeye-Salmon-Oncorhynchus-nerka)
Fish I.D. Steelhead Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3202-Fish-I.D.-Steelhead-Trout-Oncorhynchus-mykiss)
Fish I.D. Walleye - Stizostedion Vitreum (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3193-Fish-I.D.-Walleye-Stizostedion-Vitreum)
Fish I.D. White Sturgeon - Acipenser transmontanus (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php/3200-Fish-I.D.-White-Sturgeon-Acipenser-transmontanus)
http://www.smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/sssfgraphics/sssfmini90x90logo.jpg