The following topic, Is Columbia River Steelhead A Salmon?, will serve as the primary emphasis of this blog post, and you can expect to learn a significant amount of information that is pertinent to the subject from reading it. If you are interested in gaining more knowledge on this subject, continue reading. Steelhead are not … Read more
The change in diet has benefits in that fish put on more weight, a 300% increase in weight is not uncommon, and in longevity. Often referred to as cannibals, ferox do eat trout if needs must but as mentioned above they prefer char which explains there life habits. Is a Ferox a brown trout? Ferox … Read more
Skamania steelhead is a species of summer-migrating steelhead trout the DNR stocks in Southern Lake Michigan. The fish is named for Washington hatchery where they originate. The DNR stocks the steelhead in the summer and the winter, which provides a nearly year-round fishing opportunity. What is a Skamania salmon? Skamania are a summer run/spring spawning … Read more
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