Steelhead rescue is also required under local ... The fish ride the ocean currents as far away as Japan or Alaska. When they’re ready, their keen sense of smell guides them back to the Carmel ...

“It feels good,” says Hamilton, who has been rescuing steelhead in the Carmel River for 22 years, “to help save something.” Since 1989, nearly 500,000 fish have been rescued, many of them having been ...