| 1997 Summer Steelhead Harvest - Top Rivers | | 1997-98 Winter Steelhead Harvest - Top Rivers |
| 1. Columbia River below Bonneville Dam | 6,630 | | 1. Cowlitz River Mainstem | 2,210 |
| 2. Grande Ronde River | 4,597 | | 2. Quinault,L River | 1,335 |
| 3. Snake River above Clarkston | 4,468 | | 3. Wynoochee River | 930 |
| 4. Snake R. L. Monumental Dam to Little Goose Dam | 4,354 | | 4. Skykomish River | 916 |
| 5. Little White Salmon River | 4,339 | | 5. Elochoman River | 669 |
| 6. Cowlitz River | 3,393 | | 6. Green-Duwamish River | 632 |
| 7. Snake R. Ice Harbor Dam to L. Monumental Dam | 2,721 | | 7. Skookumchuck River | 578 |
| 8. Skykomish River | 2,718 | | 8. Quillayute and Bogachiel Rivers | 576 |
| 9. Snake R. L. Granite Dam to Clarkston | 2,289 | | 9. Snoqualmie River | 517 |
| 10. Walla Walla River | 1,882 | | 10. Hoh River | 397 |
| 1997 Summer Steelhead Harvest - Top River Systems | | 1997-98 Winter Steelhead Harvest - Top River Systems |
| 1. Snake River Mainstem System | 15,325 | | 1. Cowlitz River System | 2,287 |
| 2. Columbia River Mainstem System | 11,703 | | 2. Snohomish River System | 2,172 |
| 3. Little White Salmon River System | 4,362 | | 3. Chehalis River System | 1,894 |
| 4. Cowlitz River System | 3,864 | | 4. Quinault River System | 1,375 |
| 5. Snohomish River System | 3,667 | | 5. Quillayute River System | 997 |
| 6. Walla Walla River System | 2,463 | | 6. Lewis River System | 403 |
| 7. White Salmon River System | 1,779 | | 7. Skagit River System | 396 |
| 8. Klickitat River System | 1,080 | | 8. Kalama River System | 294 |
| 9. Chehalis River System | 1,015 | | 9. Humptulips River System | 280 |
| 10. Kalama River System | 948 | | 10. Queets River System | 241 |
