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Yes, the first sentence tells what a steelhead is right away.

The lead section more so focuses on the taxonomy of the steelhead and discusses sits geographical distribution but doesn't summarize much of what is described in the article

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Most of the article is easy to understand from a non-expert standpoint only some lingo is used that may be hard to understand with no previous information on the subject. ￼

I've deleted some content that was discussing the debate if great lakes steelhead are true steelhead since they don't migrate to the ocean. I've added content that just gives the facts that the fish in the great lakes are commonly referred to as steelhead since they share similar genetic characteristics and are all subspecies of the rainbow trout.

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Great Lakes "steelhead"
Similar to native populations of steelhead on the west coast great lakes "steelhead" start in tributaries to larger bodies of water, in this case the great lakes, where they travel to, to grow to large proportions and reach sexual maturity before returning to the tributaries they started in. Great Lakes "steelhead" grow to as large as 20+ pounds and 36-40 inches but normally average 4-10 pounds and between 20-30 inches. While in the lakes they feed on alewives, smelt, and lake herring amongst other things. The first introduction of steelhead into the Great Lake's dates back to 1876 where smolts were taken from wild populations from the Mccloud river in California and placed into the Au Sable River. "Wild" populations of these fish started to become established shortly after their introduction into the lakes. By the late 80s populations could be found in notable rivers like the Muskegon and Pere Marquette (tributaries to Lake Michigan). Sometime after their first introduction into Michigan tributaries other states started stocking fish into their own streams. States such as New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to name a few. Due to the "steelheads" large size and powerful demeanor they've become very attractive amongst the angler community in the Great Lakes area.

Drought
The recent prolonged droughts caused by climate change have affected the west coast of the United States has had a vast impact on the steelhead population. The lack of water in the streams restricts the fish from traveling farther upstream to reach their spawning grounds which impacts the reproduction rate lowering the success of the population in the future. The fish are also more susceptible to predation while they are in slow moving shallow water caused by the droughts. Wildfires occur more frequently due to climate change. Fires being more frequent means more obstacles for these Steelhead to complete their journey back upstream. Fires burning alongside our rivers and watersheds cause river pollution with debris and runoff. These reoccurring fires are also burning key vegetation alongside the rivers and watersheds that keep the water temperature cool while constantly being shaded. Vegetation alongside the water also helps with less evaporation occurring because of less direct sunlight beaming on it.