Slide consists of comparison of the rainbow trout and the steelhead species

1.  Catching styles
 Spawning practices
 Comparison of both species

2.  Many people believe the rainbow trout is the
same as the steelhead but this is not true.
Genetically they are the same species, but
rainbow trout and steelhead lead very different
lives.

3.  These fish represent two separate life strategies
of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss: a resident
form that stays in freshwater (rainbow trout),
and an anadromous form that migrates to the
ocean ( steelhead)

4.  With the steelhead, you will find two
migrations a year, 1 large run in the spring
where males will linger into the summer in our
streams. Another migration will accure in the
fall when water temps drop in to the high 50’s
here you will see a large push of fish.
Spawning takes place in a bed of fine gravel,
usually in a riffle above a pool

5.  As far as the sporting side of the steelhead vs.
the rainbow trout both are very elusive and at
times can be very tricky to catch
 Both during the springtime can be caught on
spawn bags and flashy streamers to a jig tipped
with wax worms.
 Another way of catching steelhead / trout is
with body baits

6.  Most the time you will find these fish on gravel
bottom stretches where the males have made
spawning spots for the females to lay their eggs
 During this time when the males are, creating
spawning areas is one of the best times for
catching fish on streamers and spawn sacks
 The reason being the are very aggressive, one
of the best ways for catching rainbow trout is
with a crawler harness.