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The winter steelhead movement on the St. Joseph River continues.

Lake Michigan biologist Brian Breidert said although falling water temperatures (river was 38 degrees last week of November) have slowed things down, a few fish continue to move.

Bridert said 88 steelhead passed through the South Bend fish ladder between Nov. 21-27, but only nine have ventured upstream since Nov. 24. The steelhead are a mixture of Skamania and Michigan’s winter steelhead.

Some 1,000 fish moved up during November, bringing the total to 7,359 since June 1. Other fish moving up this fall included 444 kings, 469 coho and 8 browns. The bulk of the run occurred August (4,302) and November.

River anglers are catching fish, too, although best reports are coming out of the lower river below Berrien Springs dam.