Steelhead below Faraday?

[THE JEFF]

Rainbow trout over 20" in streams are steelhead. They are all trout in lakes. Many lakes have a one trout over 20' per day rule. Steelhead are only in rivers and streams.

 

[youngbuck307]

ok so evan though many of the bigger fish in lakes are recycled steelhead its just your one trout over 20'? but if your in a streem or something that runs to the ocean than its a steelhead evan if its just a big ranbow?

 

[metalmania]

ok so evan though many of the bigger fish in lakes are recycled steelhead its just your one trout over 20'? but if your in a streem or something that runs to the ocean than its a steelhead evan if its just a big ranbow?

Not all lakes have a one over 20" rule but the reg book will tell ya which do and don't. They consider rainbows over 20" steelhead in creeks and rivers, even if they didn't go to the ocean.

 

[youngbuck307]

ok see i knew somewhere they considerd them a steelhead. just couldnt remember where...

 

[Pita]

Not all lakes have a one over 20" rule but the reg book will tell ya which do and don't. They consider rainbows over 20" steelhead in creeks and rivers, even if they didn't go to the ocean.

I agree. I never know for sure either until I check the book. In my experience, it does vary by fishery, and sometimes they can change slightly from year to year. :think: The online reg book gives more detail about classification to specific water bodies.

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/docs/2009_oregon_sport_fishing_regs.pdf