A wild winter steelhead caught in a Washington coastal river on the Olympic Peninsula held in the water prior to release. (Photo by Chase Gunnell, courtesy of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife).
There will soon be fewer steelhead released into Washington’s waters due to the impending closure of Skamania Hatchery.
Located in Washougal, the hatchery produces summer and winter steelhead that are released into southwest Washington rivers for recreational fishing…