Why Is It Called A Steelhead?

Steelhead get the name from the metallic, almost transparent coloration of the head The Native Americans coined the term long before the sportfisherman ever pursued the species. That deep blue-green-“metal” characteristic that is like no other salmonoid. Is steelhead a trout or salmon? Steelheads are trout, not salmon at all Salmon also tend to get … Read more