steelhead
noun
steel·head
ˈstēl-ˌhed 
plural steelhead also steelheads
: an anadromous rainbow trout
called also steelhead trout
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The creek also has been enhanced to improve passed for steelhead trout.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Every year in Sonoma County, steelhead trout and coho salmon return to spawn in creeks along the Russian River that are fed by groundwater.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
From the visitor center’s outdoor platform, visitors can watch the spectacle of salmon and other fish swimming up a fish ladder — steelhead and sockeye salmon in early summer and chinook and coho salmon in September.
—Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
In this rare year of average rainfall, renewed attention on the system illuminates one of many perennial tensions of California water: The more that’s pumped out of the delta, the harder the hit to beleaguered salmon and steelhead.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Every year in Sonoma County, steelhead trout and coho salmon return to spawn in creeks along the Russian River that are fed by groundwater.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
From the visitor center’s outdoor platform, visitors can watch the spectacle of salmon and other fish swimming up a fish ladder — steelhead and sockeye salmon in early summer and chinook and coho salmon in September.
—Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
In this rare year of average rainfall, renewed attention on the system illuminates one of many perennial tensions of California water: The more that’s pumped out of the delta, the harder the hit to beleaguered salmon and steelhead.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
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steelhead
noun
steel·head
ˈstē(ə)l-ˌhed
plural steelhead also steelheads
: a rainbow trout that migrates to the sea to mature and returns to rivers to breed
called also steelhead trout
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