Fish

Steelhead Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss
Fish Clearwater River, near present-day Orofino, Idaho New to Western Science
Steelhead Trout

Photo: USFWS, Public domain

Common Names
Salmon Trout
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-10-08
Observed At
Clearwater River, near present-day Orofino, Idaho

Sea-run rainbow trout silvery in color. Introduced for sport and commercial fishing. Many native populations threatened.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Steelhead Trout

Nov 12 1805
Clark: November 12, 1805
...sing them about at will I walked up the branch and giged 3 Salmon trout. the party killed 13 Salmon to day in a branch about 2 miles above. rain Continued
Nov 13 1805
Clark: November 13, 1805
...ign, on the Spur of the mountain tho not fresh. I killed a Salmon trout on my return. The Hail which fell 2 nights past is yet to be Seen on the mountains; I Saw in my r...
Mar 12 1806
Clark: March 12, 1806
... Porpus, Skaite, flounder, Salmon, red-carr, two Specis of Salmon trout, mountain or Speckled trout, and a Speceis Similar to one of those noticed on the Missouri within ...
Mar 12 1806
Lewis: March 12, 1806
...orpus, Skaite, flounder, Salmon, red charr, two speceis of Salmon trout, mountain or speckled trout, and a speceis similar to one of those noticed on the Missouri within ...
Mar 13 1806
Clark: March 13, 1806
...river or not at all Seasons, I am unable to determine. The Salmon Trout are Seldom more than two feet in length, they are narrow in purportion to their length, at least m...
Mar 14 1806
Lewis: March 14, 1806
...safely asserted that the red Charr and both speceis of the salmon trout remain in season longer in the fall of the year than the common Salmon; but I have my doubts wheth...
Mar 16 1806
Clark: March 16, 1806
...the branches proceed, lies deepest in the water. The white Salmon Trout which we had previously seen only at the Great Falls of the Columbia, or a little below the Great ...
Mar 16 1806
Lewis: March 16, 1806
... the under shell. the animal is soft & boneless. The white Salmon Trout which we had previously seen only at the great falls of the Columbia has now made it's appearance ...
Apr 10 1806
Clark: April 10, 1806
... precure no provisions from those people except four white Salmon trout. at 10 oClock Sergt. Pryor and Gibson joined us with Collins who had killed 3 deer. these were all...
Apr 10 1806
Lewis: April 10, 1806
...ld obtain no provision from those people except four white salmon trout. at ten oclock Sergt. Pryor and Gibson joined us with Collins who had killed 3 deer. these were a...
Apr 17 1806
Lewis: April 17, 1806
... of the rapids at this time take a few of the white salmon trout and considerable quantities of a small indifferent mullet on which they principally subsist. I hav...
Apr 27 1806
Lewis: April 27, 1806
...lains furnish them in great abundance. they also take a few salmon trout of the white kind.Yellept haranged his village in our favour intreated them to furnish us with fu...
Apr 27 1806
Clark: April 27, 1806
...ins furnish them in great abundance. They also take a fiew Salmon trout of the white kind. Yelleppet haranged his village in our favor intreated them to furnish us with f...
May 8 1806
Clark: May 8, 1806
...l taken off &c. I cought or took off those willows 9 Small trout from 3 to 7 Inches in length. Soon after I returned from the fishery an Indian came from a fishery...
May 8 1806
Lewis: May 8, 1806
... the fish decending the stream Capt. C. took several small trout from this trap. Neesh-ne-park-kee-ook and several other indians joined us this morning. we gave t...

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