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Steelhead Fishing

Steelhead is a saltwater fish caught by charters in 1 state.

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Steelhead

Every charter here names steelhead on its own website, checked on the captain's own site

Where to fish for steelhead

122 charters name steelhead on their own website, across 72 towns in 1 state.

State records for steelhead

The heaviest steelhead each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Oregon 35 lbs 8 oz Columbia River 1970 Berdell Toddsource
Indiana 26 lb. 9.9 oz. Trail CreekLaPorte County 1999 Evan Nicholsonsource
Pennsylvania 20 lb. 3 oz. Walnut CreekErie Co. 2001 Corey T. Brownsource
Idaho — Clearwater River 10/6 Kyriacos Panayiotousource

Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.

Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.