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Bookmark or Share- Steelhead Trout | NOAA FisheriesLast updated by NOAA Fisheries on 02/09/2023. Steelhead trout are a unique species. Individuals develop differently depending on their environment. All steelhead trout hatch in gravel-bottomed, fast-flowing, well-oxygenated rivers and streams.
- Steelhead - WikipediaSteelhead trout drift in an Oregon stream. The Steelhead is an ocean-going predatory fish with a typical lifespan of four to six years. Like the common rainbow trout, Steelhead predominantly feast on zooplankton when they are young and then transition to eating fish, some rodents, mollusks, and crustaceans.
- Steelhead Fundamentals — Wild Steelhead CoalitionSteelhead are the anadromous form of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), meaning they are born in freshwater river systems and migrate to the Pacific Ocean where they spend years growing before returning as adults to their natal rivers to spawn. In fact, steelhead and rainbow trout are genetically identical.
- Steelhead Fishing: Simple How-To Techniques and TipsSteelhead are at the top of sought-after game fish in western North America. As ocean-going rainbow trout, steelhead are anadromous, meaning they migrate from the rivers and creeks they hatch in and move into the ocean or large water, then returning as much larger fish to the rivers where they hatched to spawn.
- Rainbow trout - WikipediaThe steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout (O. m. irideus) or Columbia River redband trout (O. m. gairdneri) that usually returns to freshwater to spawn after living two to three years in the ocean.
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