Preston,

This is what information I have on steelhead caught in AK. I fished commercially up in SE for 5 seasons. We did not catch many steelhead, probably less than 50 each year. All were wild. Most were kept by the crew since the price was too low to sell them. I believe that they do release hatchery steelhead in some of the road accessible systems. I do recall seeing signs suggesting the release of all wild fish. The law allowed two trophy steelhead (greater than 36 inches)per year with no limit on hatchery steelhead. Most of the fish we caught were smallish (likely PWI fish). In the mid 80's, my brother's boat caught and weighed at Phillips cannery a 47 lb. steelhead and a 97 lb chinook on the same day. Both fish were dressed before weighing. Pictures were taken but I have never seen them.

DaveD