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Steelhead in 1924 illustration using the original taxonomic name, Salmo gairdneri The freshwater form of the steelhead is the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).The difference between these forms of the species is that steelhead migrate to the ocean and return to freshwater tributaries to spawn, whereas non-anadromous rainbow trout do not leave freshwater.
The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout (O. m. irideus) or Columbia River redband trout (O. m. gairdneri) that usually returns to freshwater to spawn after living two to three years ...
Adopted as the state fish in 1969, the steelhead is one of the most popular fish for recreational fishing in Washington. While the Legislature used an old scientific name Salmo gairdnerii to describe the fish, [ 8 ] two subspecies of rainbow trout are anadromous and known as steelhead— Columbia River redband trout O. m. gairdneri and coastal ...
67 mi (108 km) [2] Basin size. 700 sq mi (1,800 km 2) The Stillaguamish River is a river in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Washington. It is mainly composed of two forks, the longer North Fork Stillaguamish (45 miles (72 km)) and the South Fork Stillaguamish. The two forks join near Arlington. From there the Stillaguamish River ...
Since Dec. 1, more than 4,000 wild and hatchery-raised steelhead have been killed at pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, according to public data for the State Water Project and the ...
Wild Fish Conservancy and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have documented coho salmon, coastal cutthroat trout, chum salmon and Puget Sound steelhead trout in North Creek, according ...
Many varieties of trout and salmon live and spawn in the East Fork, including Chinook, coho, chum, and steelhead. In 2014, the East Fork was designated as a wild steelhead gene bank by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife .
White River (Puyallup River) The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner. It defines part of the boundary between King and Pierce counties.