Malibu Creek in Southern California was once a good producer of wild steelhead. But you know the story…civilization popped up all around the creek and it got completely trashed. Well, that’s changing now. There’s a big restoration effort going on in Malibu Lagoon, which is the creek’s estuary, which has been channelized, dewatered and filled with construction debris for decades.
Apparently, the effort is working! On May 15, a 20-inch adult steelhead was spotted swimming in the lagoon — while there have been a few adult fish in the creek itself in recent years, a steelie hasn’t been spotted in the estuary for over a decade.
The restoration work is moving along nicely!
You can read more about the lagoon HERE
Also be sure to check out the Malibu Lagoon Restoration Project
Now, we need to get rid of this baby further up Malibu Creek…Rindge Dam:
Rindge Dam: Blocking steelhead for decades