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Steelhead Details

  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Latin Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
  • Common Names: rainbow trout,bow, redsides, red-band trout, silver trout, steelhead, kamloops
  • Water Temp: 55 to 70
  • World Record: 42 lbs. 2 ounces
  • Last Modified By: pramsey on 09/06/10 09:57 AM
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Baits and Tackle for Steelhead

Live Baits Check Prices

  • Pink egg sacs

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • egg sack

Other Check Prices

  • cured steelhead roe

Blade Bait Check Prices

  • small spinner in riffle and in flow
    There are Salmon here B careful to release all salmon as per Law. Barbless recommended. Ranger in bushes at any time.

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • beads with nightcrawler too

Steelhead Description

http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=79

Same species as rainbow trout. The only difference is that steelhead are anadromous and migrate to the ocean for 1-4 years. They return to freshwater to spawn.

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