Local steelhead aren’t so elusive
Regarding “Searching for Steelhead and the Past in Malibu Creek†[May 24]: The reason the author couldn’t find trout is that after a heavy runoff, all the trout have gone to sea.
The Southern steelhead tolerates warm and low water in drought years and being flushed to sea in high-water years. Moderate-flow years allow the fish to return for a spring run. This little-known wonder of Southern California has been given very short shrift.
Tony Rezzato
Culver City
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