Steelhead are on their way to the Snake

STEELHEAD FISHING — Anglers have been catching a few steelhead in the Snake and Clearwater Riers, but as the charts reveal, the fish that have been moving over Bonneville Dam — first they reach on the Columbia - are just beginning to show up in bigger numbers at Lower Granite Dam — last dam on the Snake before the fish reach Idaho waters.

2012 Steelhead Count From July 1 to November 30
Dam	Date of Count	Daily Count	2012 Total To Date	2011 Total To Date	Average of Last 5 Years
Bonneville	July 22	3,713	41,441	40,207	62,712
Lower Granite	July 22	59	677	1,253	2,550
Counts include wild and hatchery origin fish. Most steelhead bound for Idaho cross Bonneville Dam between July 1 and October 31. Information on numbers of steelhead crossing the Columbia and Snake River dams is taken from data posted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers , and is updated weekly during the counting season.