By Lucas Holmgren, The Mountain Times Pacific Northwest veterans know that winter can be a beautiful season in Washington and ...

Steelhead are a unique form of rainbow trout. Like salmon, they spend most of their adult lives in the ocean but spawn and rear in freshwater streams and rivers. Streams along the central California ...

Now that the rivers are up and so are the steelhead, here are the destinations for anglers wanting a winter adventure.

DESCRIPTION: Steelhead can reach up to 35 pounds in weight, though average size on the central California coast is generally smaller. Steelhead are usually dark olive in color, shading to silvery ...