By Lee Geist Summer Steelhead, Spring Chinook and the Delicious Thing They Have in Common. Thick lines of fat segmented by beautiful bright flesh all bundled together and sweating on the BBQ. These days I can’t even look at a picture of a Springer without my mouth watering and the same goes for a brand new hatchery summer. It is …
Timely & Accurate Fish Counts on Oregon’s North Umpqua River
Knowing exactly how many salmon and steelhead comprise a particular run is crucial for proper fisheries management. Throughout wild steelhead range, agencies struggle with tight budgets and frequently, monitoring returning adults falls to the bottom of the priority list. Since the 1950’s the fish ladder and viewing window at Winchester Dam near Roseburg, Oregon on the famed North Umpqua river …
Science Friday: How summer steelhead are genetically different than winters
Many anglers over the years have no doubt wondered why some steelhead return to freshwater during the hottest and driest part of the year. The reasons why are both simple and complex. The most obvious difference between summer steelhead and their winter run brethren is that they enter freshwater streams in summer and fall, not winter. Duh. But that …