Steelhead Fry

No I don't mean fry, as in cook in oil. I mean baby fish.

Kaycie's 4-H group had raised some steelhead from eggs and they are now little fry and ready to face the big, bad world of a creek.

So we all gathered at a local park along a creek. A man from the Dept. of Fish & Wildlife came and spoke. He told the kids all about the life cycle of salmon.

I don't know if you can see Fred (that's what she named her fry) in the cup.


So long Fred. Enjoy your new home.

Fred will live in this creek for about 2 years and then make his way to the ocean where he'll live for another 2 - 3 years.
Then he will come right back to this very spot where Kaycie released him, for spawning season.

It's quite an amazing cycle that God has designed into these fish. For them to be able to return to the exact stream of their birth is a miracle!
Even after spending a few years in the ocean, they know exactly where to go when it's time.
Amazing creatures!