Russian River Native Fish

The Russian River and its tributary streams currently support three native species of salmonids and several other native fishes that contribute to the natural diversity, health and balance of our watershed ecosystem. The list below does not include natives that occurred historically but have since been extirpated from the basin.

Steelhead California Sea Grant

Streamflow & drought California Sea Grant

Russian River - Guerneville, CA - Fish Reports & Map

Russian Sturgeon - Fish, Red List of Endangered Species -RelivEarth

Chinook Salmon National Wildlife Federation

KRIS Information System

Native Fish Native Fish Society

Salmonid Identification

Fish Species by Location - California Fish Website

Know your salmon species to avoid catching endangered coho in the Russian River

Salmonid Status & Trends

Russian River Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Program

PIT-Tag Monitoring California Sea Grant