Orofino is the site of what the Corps of Engineers calls the world's largest steelhead hatchery, and that keeps the Clearwater River teeming with fish from October through March. There are a few steelhead around now, but most of them are destined for Snake River tributaries south of Lewiston, like the Grand Ronde. The Clearwater's noted run, the B run (the average fish runs between 12 and 16 pounds, and it's not unusual to find a native in the 20s), will start arriving sometime in October. Steelheading isn't the sole reason I've lived here for eight years -- things like family and career tend to influence a person, too -- but it has certainly been a contributing factor.