Within-stream release-site fidelity of steelhead trout from Lake Erie hatchery stocks

► Ohio and Pennsylvania stock hatchery-reared steelhead trout into Conneaut Creek. ► Both states stock equal numbers of fish, but at different locations in the stream. ► Stocks discriminated utilizing otolith chemistry of hatchery yearlings. ► Adult steelhead trout demonstrate strong within-stream release-site fidelity.