Clearwater steelhead forecast reduced — again

FISHING – The forecast for B-run steelhead — the bigger steelhead bound primarily for Idaho’s Clearwater River — has been downgraded for the second consecutive week, prompting fisheries officials to consider reducing bag limits for the Clearwater catch-and-keep season, which begins Oct. 15.

Fisheries managers from the federal government and Northwest states and tribes say only 15,000 B-run steelhead, including 3,700 wild fish, will return at least as far as Bonneville Dam.  About 70 percent of the run typically makes it to the Clearwater.