At only a few pounds, the typical steelhead caught in the Sacramento or Feather Rivers might easily be mistaken for rainbow trout. These ocean run steelhead have the genetics to reach much larger sizes so why do we see so few fish growing to over 10 pounds? Robert Weese, a long time Sacramento River guide explains the relationship between healthy salmon runs and steelhead runs. Part of an episode of Angler West TV, "Feather River Stripers & Steelhead". https://youtu.be/AWywHsGmluU
- Category
- Steelheads
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- salmon, steelhead, conservation