Originally Posted By: Lead Bouncer
Is there any information about what percentage of wild steelhead die after they spawn?


Only about 12-15% make a second spawning run, virtually all females...I suspect quite a bit more than that don't die immediately upon spawning, but make it back out to saltwater and are either too weak to escape predators, or just plain too weak to survive...

Fish on...

Todd
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