Less Water=Happy Fish?

This just in from the mystifying world of fisheries management: According to the Ukiah Daily Journal, they're talking about reducing flows on the Russian River to help the steelhead population. Some think the river is currently running a bit fast thus making it difficult on young steelhead.

I'm certainly no expert but, from what I've seen of the Russian River, it doesn't seem to be moving all that fast. Either way, I suppose no harm done as I'm sure the fish have dealt with both fast and slow flows, and survived, long before we had the ability to affect those flows.

As an aside, you can't help but wonder: With the water shortages in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties, might there be some other motive for reducing the river flow?