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Friday, March 24, 2023

Steelhead Return From The Sea

 Yesterday, I spotted my first steelhead trout of spring in the shallows just below our swimming hole.  I marvel how they find their way back from the ocean, up the 8 miles of our little river where we live, past numerous people fishing.  Fortunately for the steelhead and salmon, no fishing is allowed in their spawning areas above the 7 mile point.



The view from my perch.



Looks like spawning behavior to me!

2 comments:

Dave said...

Very neat. That is an impressive journey that far up the river. And I would imagine it's pretty shallow in places or snarled by snags in the river.

Andria said...

That's awesome!