Idaho's B-run heartland — big, late-returning fish bound for the Lochsa, Selway and South Fork.
Northeast Oregon's premier swing water, peaking through the fall.
The longest free-flowing tributary in the basin; wild-steelhead country from the Little Salmon to the headwaters.
A small, wild canyon river with an outsized reputation.
Mid-Columbia comeback story, counted over Prosser Dam.
Oregon's iconic summer-steelhead river — first major cold-water refuge above Bonneville.
A small Snake tributary with a well-documented overshoot story.
Wild-only management; a small but closely watched Snake tributary.
Upper Columbia wild stronghold below Tumwater Canyon.
The upper-most big steelhead tributary of the Columbia.
The border river — the run's furthest north reach.
Small Upper Columbia tributary with a focused wild program.
The longest undammed river in the basin, all wild fish.
A restoration success — rebuilt from zero returns in the 1980s.
A modest but recovering run shared by Oregon and Washington.