[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doubletake:
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If this is typical of "mended" fish, seems it would be more appropriate to release them. We love catching and eating, if they are not good for eating will release from now on.

I couldn't tell you from recent experience. Don't keep steelhead anymore, but I think the last one I tried was fine, firm and tasted like steelhead. I'm not a huge fan of eating them in the first place, prefer chinook, or white fleshed fish. No help here I guess.