Cool Picture

[Mike H]

Hey everyone,

Here's a picture of one of my steelhead caught this winter. Not a monster but I think it's a nice picture.

There's actually a little story behind this fish... I caught it in the Alsea but it's fin clips indicate that it is a Siletz summer steelhead. A little late and a little lost! I kept her and the meat was still delicious!

[Mikie]

Hey Mike H. Nice fish, stray's happen quite often, alsea-siletz fish that is. Start thinking about a summer steelhead float in may on the siletz. Bring a rod you can cast light stuff with. MIKIE.

[Steelheadman]

I read that the Siletz summer runs are raised at a hatchery on the Alsea and released on the upper Siletz. Did this smolt get loose from the pen? I also read that the Siletz summer runs are the only natural summer runs on the north Oregon coast and are planted throughout the region. Does this fish have more than a clipped adipose?

Another question. What does the Siletz tribe plan on doing with the old Rock Creek hatchery?

[willierower]

The siletz summer steelhead are raised at the Salmon river hatchery. The summers in the Nestucca are siletz stock.
Speaking of straying. I got one in big elk creek a few years ago.
Actually the Alsea has a remenant run of summer steelhead. But all these fish are wild. What few there is.