Steelhead Quotes

Unfortunately, some anglers see this program and the reporting of their steelhead fishing efforts as a hassle, but their information is critical to maintaining and improving healthy and fishable steelhead populations. Our goal is to improve California steelhead habitat and populations and to increase steelhead fishing opportunities and success. This requires accurate and complete data from anglers. - Terry Jackson

This is the best run of wild, native steelhead we've had during winter in a long time. - Wayne Orzel

The largest steelhead to go through the hatchery was 32 pounds. We've got quite a few fish in the teens and 20s in the river right now. - Wayne Orzel

That's going to be the big stumbling block. The Coastal Commission has expressed resistance to any armoring. But when you compare it to other armoring that's been approved... we want to do armoring to protect private property so we can manage a habitat better to protect two (threatened) species, steelhead trout and red-legged frogs. - Frank Emerson

That kind of made it not much of a shock to find IHN in the summer steelhead. - David Pease

Steelhead and other native fish have had thousands of years to adapt to flooding. Not only can they survive, floods usually improve the habitat by scouring out river bottoms, creating new pools and cleaning out the silt. - Stan Gregory

Our populations of yellow perch and walleye are both doing well, while our steelhead fisheries have flourished beyond our original expectations. - Kevin Kayle