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steelhead1
My bud and drifted the n santiam today,got into some interesting fish.What was so curious was the fin clips.One of the fish was max clipped and addy clipped,about 20",and one was max clipped but not addy clipped about 15".We caught a bunch of nice wild trout with no clips, and a fat daddy cherry colored buck (all C&R), but I am not sure what was up with the others.I didn't think there was a winter hatchery run of steelhead,perhaps these were summer fish that havnt gone to sea?Anyone?
I know the Santiam gets planter Trout, that fish looks like it hasn't gone to the ocean yet, and the nose looks a little bashed from the hatchery walls.
Both are really nice looking fish, that buck is plain out gorgeous.