Freestone · Shale · Ohio

Chagrin River

The Chagrin River rushing over boulders through a wooded gorge in early autumn color, Ohio.
Poor · Steelhead
Egg pattern · 12–16
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River steady at a fishable height. Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.98 mLast reading 53 min ago
  • Water temp22.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Egg pattern
Egg pattern12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.98 m
Last reading 53 min ago
Water temp22.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather22°C
WindN 15 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead6.5 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead Oct–Apr, on the drop
Where
One of the cornerstone Steelhead Alley rivers east of Cleveland — a shale-bottom stream that runs hard after rain and fishes beautifully on the drop, with…
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 5pm

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Quill GordonHatch
2
2
Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2
Eastern March BrownHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Steelhead fly box
Local fly shops: Chagrin River Outfitters·East End Angler·Elk Creek Sports Shop
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Ohio licence; verify ODNR reach rules
  • Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Grand River
17 km
0
Steelhead
Rocky River
48 km
Steelhead
Ashtabula River
56 km
Steelhead
Vermilion River
84 km
Steelhead
Gallery · 2
  1. The Chagrin River rushing over boulders through a wooded gorge in early autumn color, Ohio.
    The Chagrin River pushing through rocks
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Impaired
  • Fish consumption: Impaired
  • Recreation: Impaired
What this classification means

Fish consumption: Consumption advisory (Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs) — fish for sport, not the table.

Recreation: Bacteria/pathogen advisory — mind wading cuts and immersion.

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Griswold Creek-Chagrin River' (OH041100030402), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Temperature, Sediment, Habitat Alterations, Pathogens, Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs, Pesticides. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · OH041100030402

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time6513% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity6412% weight
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