When rescued juvenile steelhead are released back into the Carmel River, they begin an incredible journey. After growing for two years near their birthplace, they trek to the Pacific Ocean.

That is where the Cowlitz hatchery juvenile steelhead are released, and that is where the adults will return. “I start fishing at the Blue Creek area,” Mallahan said.

When rescued juvenile steelhead are released back into the Carmel River, they begin an incredible journey. After growing for two years near their birthplace, they trek to the Pacific Ocean.

When rescued juvenile steelhead are released back into the Carmel River, they begin an incredible journey. After growing for ...

These were all either juvenile steelhead or resident rainbow trout (both of which are the same species, Oncorhnychus mykiss), and most of the fish were 12 inches or smaller. Evans explains that no ...

In an email, Grimaldo said that before the take limit for steelhead was reached on March 20, pumping at the State Water Project was reduced to protect the fish, and pumping remained at those low ...

And, to see them actually spawn and have hundreds of juvenile Steelhead is almost unheard of." He said the Steelhead's journey is exceptional and it's something that hasn't been seen locally in at ...

Highway work mishap kills juvenile steelhead. By ERIC BARKER The Lewiston Tribune. Shelbie Harris. Author email; Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022 Updated Nov 3, 2023; 0; Facebook; Twitter; ...

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 ...

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. — Steelhead are returning to Central Oregon, and Portland General Electric (PGE) and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (CTWS) are calling it a "win" on the Deschutes River.

Since 1989, nearly 500,000 fish have been rescued, many of them having been threatened by overpumping of the river for potable water to supply the Monterey Peninsula.