Steelhead Trout
Steelhead Trout

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News
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Feb. 22: Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report
February 23, 2021 - 9:01 AM MST
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Connecting Wild Salmon and Steelhead Trout to the Ocean With Cables
February 22, 2021 - 5:12 PM MST
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Spring offers big steelhead fishing opportunities in smaller rivers
February 16, 2021 - 4:12 PM MST
Steelhead make their final push to the headwaters of Idaho’s famous steelhead streams during spring, which concentrates them in the upper tributaries of the Clearwater and Salmon river systems.
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Anglers needed to collect steelhead broodstock on the South Fork Clearwater River
February 8, 2021 - 10:23 AM MST
Once again, Idaho Fish and Game is asking anglers to catch adult steelhead from the South Fork Clearwater River that will be used for hatchery spawners. Through early April, Fish and Game staff will be on the river from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, distributing tubes at popular fishing holes and signing up anglers interested in participating in the program.
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Catching steelhead in Idaho’s capital city, survey shows anglers catch most of the stocked steelhead
February 4, 2021 - 1:16 PM MST
The primary purpose of moving hatchery steelhead to the lower Boise River is to create additional fishing opportunity for anglers. How many of those steelhead are actually caught is a question Fish and Game has tried to previously answer numerous times using various methods, and a recent study confirmed a high proportion of Boise River steelhead are harvested, and the program is achieving its goal.
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Providing Safe Fish Passage at Irrigation Diversions is Critical to Salmon Recovery
January 20, 2021 - 12:39 PM MST