Here at Steelhead Notebook we care a great deal about our wonderful wild steelhead. Please handle these fish with extreme care while taking photographs, and keep them in the water at all times(...it's the law in Washington State). Always keep the welfare of the fish in mind, even if it means a missed photo opportunity, and return it to the river as quickly as possible. Any photos of wild steelhead that are held completely out of the water may be removed from this forum without notice. Think carefully before posting pictures of dead steelhead, whether hatchery or wild(where legal to retain them). Pictures of dead steelhead just don't hold the same appeal as a quality photo of a freshly caught fish that is to be released. Thank you in advance for your cooperation......Brian
