On a related note, back in the day, the state used to plant thousands of rainbow trout in local streams. If my memory is correct that was in the 60s. We had property on the Tahauya River and for about a week after the plantings, everyone, even the little kids, could catch trout at will, then they seemed to disappear. Did those hatchery trout head out to the salt, or did they smarten up? We always assumed they went out and became steelhead, but had no real evidence that was true. I do know that back then the Tahauya had a solid population of steelhead. My dad caught at least 20 every winter. Of course he killed every one he caught . . .