quote:Originally posted by Beluga
Not to get too involved here but they are an introduced species there like Bass are in BC. Although comparing a bass to a steelhead is like a ... well a bass to a steelhead.
And Urchin a course fish is defined as one with less than 100 scales along the lateral line (so larger scales) and fish with more than 100 scales along the lateral line (so smaller scales) are in the salmon, trout, and char category.
Pacific Salmon and steelhead have been introduced to the Great Lakes areas as a specialised fishery. I'm not sure if they cause the same problems there as the eastern fish do when they are introduced to BC considering the eastern fish seem to have an advantage here so I would assume they would there as well. Not sure about the steelhead eating that many small Walleye that it would cause a problem though.
I'm thinking that your guide was going on his own or other none official information and also against the regs.