{"id":392,"date":"2024-09-04T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/?p=392"},"modified":"2023-07-17T11:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:49:50","slug":"steelhead-oncorhynchus-mykiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/steelhead-oncorhynchus-mykiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_393\" class=\"wp-caption thumbnail alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px;\">\n    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-393 size-medium\" title=\"Photo Courtesy of rogueriverfishing.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/files\/2017\/05\/Steelhead_Rogueriverfishing.com_-300x193.jpg?resize=300%2C193\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2774\/files\/2017\/05\/Steelhead_Rogueriverfishing.com_.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2774\/files\/2017\/05\/Steelhead_Rogueriverfishing.com_.jpg?w=406&amp;ssl=1 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steelhead (<em>Oncorhynchus mykiss<\/em>)<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n<p>Steelhead are native to North America west of the Rockies. This popular sport fish has been introduced to almost every other state and on every continent except Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>You may be surprised to learn that steelhead and rainbow trout are the same species, but rainbow trout live only in freshwater and steelhead are anadromous, meaning they spend part of their lives in freshwater and part of their lives in the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Because of their different lifestyles steelhead and rainbow trout are different in appearance, most noticeably in size and color. Rainbow trout derive their name from their beautiful, multi-hued coloration.<\/p>\n<p>Steelhead are generally more streamlined in shape and silvery or brassy in color as adults. Adult steelhead\/rainbow trout range in size.<\/p>\n<p>They can reach 45 inches in length and weigh over 50 pounds, although they are usually much smaller.\u00a0A typical weight is about 8 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Because steelhead spend 2-3 years in freshwater followed by 2-3 years in the ocean they are typically larger than rainbow trout.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steelhead\/rainbow trout have a varied diet and will feed on just about anything, including zooplankton when they\u2019re young and fish eggs, small fish, crustaceans, mollusks, insects, and even mice as they mature. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This fish is also a food source for many different predators depending on the region and habitat. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Their predators include lampreys, fish, birds, bears, river otters, raccoons, and humans. In the ocean, steelhead are eaten by many species including seals, sea lions, and orcas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steelhead have been called the ultimate game fish. These elusive and challenging fish can test an angler\u2019s patience and persistence, but the reward is hooking into a fish that is famous worldwide for its line-peeling runs and spectacular, acrobatic fight.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steelhead are native to North America west of the Rockies. This popular sport fish has been introduced to almost every other state and on every continent except Antarctica. You may be surprised to learn that steelhead and rainbow trout are the same species, but rainbow trout live only in freshwater and steelhead are anadromous, meaning&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/steelhead-oncorhynchus-mykiss\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8280,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3445],"tags":[1362902,1362754],"class_list":["post-392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wildlife","tag-game-fish","tag-trout"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3072,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392\/revisions\/3072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}