LIFE HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS OF WILD AND HATCHERY STEELHEAD


IN THE ALSEA AND WILSON RIVERS, OREGON





		WILD   					HATCHERY








Saltwater	  Percent of	Weight in	 	Saltwater	   Percent of


age		  population  	pounds	 		age		   population	


                                                               








1		 5.4					1		 4.6





2		66.7		4-9			2		89.9





3		25.6		9-15			3		 5.5





4		 2.4		15-20+			4		 0.0





                                                                  


Source: ODFW, 1957