Since my article on the 38.2-pound (estimated) rainbow trout caught and released in the Thermalito Diversion Pool was published last week, I have received some comments via email and social media stating that the fish looked like a steelhead, not a resident rainbow trout.
My response is that size and appearance of a fish do not determine whether it is considered a rainbow trout or a steelhead. It’s where it was caught that matters, as far as California state gamefish records and fishing regulations are considered.
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