steelhead
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steelheads,
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steelhead
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In an accompanying statement, the groups argued the rule changes could immediately harm wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzly bears, salmon and steelhead fish, bird species like rufa red knots and golden-cheeked warblers, and insect pollinators.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Overhouse and other environmental advocates argue that the voluntary deals struck by major water suppliers would be disastrous for threatened and endangered fish, including salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, longfin smelt and Delta smelt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
Soon salmon and steelhead and trout from the Dungeness made their way up the irrigation ditch and gathered in schools in the pond.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Twice, he and Bill maneuvered leaping steelheads into nets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Unlike salmon, which are part of the same family, steelheads often spawn multiple times before they die.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
While tribal members can sell kings for $8 per pound, they do not sell steelheads, mainly just using them for food.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2018
Living in his car and on boats, his entire existence hanging on the whim of silvery steelheads and the hatching pattern of mayflies.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2018
The clear tree-fringed lakes and rivers are filled with speckled trout and steelheads, pike and pickerel and whitefish.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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