Hundreds of endangered fish were evacuated from Topanga Creek after the devastating Palisades Fire ripped through the area.

Why it matters: The Southern California steelhead trout survived the flames underwater, but recent rains posed a new threat — localized extinction. Only about 400 of the fish are estimated to ...

Steelhead are a unique form of rainbow trout. Like salmon, they spend most of their adult lives in the ocean but spawn and rear in freshwater streams and rivers. Streams along the central California ...

Steelhead trout are listed as threatened under the Endangered ... city property near San Luis Obispo High School, city property near the Octagon Barn and a SLO County Land Conservancy property ...

Steelhead are a unique form of rainbow trout. Like salmon, they spent most of their adult lives in the ocean, but spawn in freshwater streams and rivers. Southern steelhead are survivors, adapted to ...

Just over 270 Southern California steelhead trout were rescued last week from their last refuge in the Santa Monica Mountains. The rescue came about a week after hundreds of another type of ...

Rain might bring relief from wildfires searing Los Angeles County but could spell disaster for the only known population of Southern California steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Anglers can only retain up to two hatchery steelhead. Wild steelhead must be returned to the water immediately.

Topanga Creek, which flows into the Pacific Ocean between Malibu and Los Angeles, contains the only remaining spawning habitat for steelhead trout in the Southern California mountain range. The small ...