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Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (Oncorhychus mykiss) on Pacific Northwest river on migration to spawning bed. Steelhead are rainbow trout that have gone to the ocean for several years. Steelhead are now classified as salmon.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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