Winter steelhead: Old ‘gray ghost’ is on deck

As I prepare this week’s edition of The Angler’s Log, I’m excited to report that winter steelhead have returned to Oregon’s coastal rivers and streams for their annual spawning run, a tradition that has lasted for millennia. This season typically lasts around three months.

A steelhead is a migratory fish that gleams like chrome and has a life cycle similar to that of salmon. Like salmon, they hatch in the river, where they can live…