steelhead
Ocean-going rainbow
A steelhead is a rainbow trout that migrates to the ocean and returns to freshwater to spawn, growing larger and more silvery than its landlocked counterpart.
Prized by anglers for their size and fight: We spent the weekend fishing for steelhead on the Columbia River.
Unlike Pacific salmon, steelhead can survive spawning and return to sea multiple times.
Salmon-family fish
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- charBurn without destroying
kokanee · splake · coaster · inland · freshwater · fishery · aquaculture · hatchery
Catching trout with artificial lures
angler · catch-and-release · waders · streamer · nymph · swinging · hookset · barbless
Large flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- currentDirected flow of charge
flow · riffle · pool · run · gravel · riparian · watershed · estuary
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- alevinLarval salmon stage
- smoltSalmon ready for saltwater
- parrImmature salmon with markings
- fryCook in hot fat
juvenile · migration · upstream · natal · return · life-cycle · breeding · reproduction
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- restorationReturning something to condition
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
native · population · recovery · regulations · watershed · advocacy · monitoring
salmonid
Salmon-family fish
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
char · kokanee · splake · coaster · inland · freshwater · fishery · aquaculture · hatchery · native
fly-fishing
Catching trout with artificial lures
lure · angler · catch-and-release · waders · streamer · nymph · swinging · hookset · barbless · guide
river
Large flowing watercourse
current · flow · riffle · pool · run · gravel · riparian · watershed · estuary · confluence
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
fry · juvenile · migration · upstream · natal · return · life-cycle · breeding · reproduction · homeward
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- restorationReturning something to condition
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
wild · native · population · recovery · regulations · watershed · advocacy · monitoring
- Troutrainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout, cutthroat trout
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- game fishlargemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, rainbow trout, brown trout