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Originally posted by micropterus101:
How is it that on the east coast where steelhead were introduced from the west coast the steelhead fishery has been overwhelmingly successful?

The rivers are smaller and 1000s of people flock to them every season yet they are still packed with fish.
First of all you have huge hatchery programs...

BUT anyways, most importantly the Great Lakes do not exerpience the temperature and productivy cycles that the Pacific Ocean does.

I highly doubt Great Lakes steelheaders understand the term 'ocean condtions' like we do. Pollution and introduced species have an effect on the fishery and I am sure lake survival does vary but that system is so much more static then ours PLUS their variabilities are much easier controlled.

I doubt they have the Great Lakes Decadel Oscillation. laugh
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