Freestone · Shale · Ohio/Pennsylvania

Conneaut Creek

A snowy winter bend of Conneaut Creek lined with bare trees, typical of the Lake Erie steelhead run season.
Poor · Steelhead
Egg pattern · 12–16
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.42 mLast reading 12h ago
  • Water temp22.6°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
0.42 m
Last reading 12h ago
Water temp22.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather27°C
WindSW 31 km/h
Pressure1006 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Steelhead
Welfare risk
23°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead Oct–Apr, on the drop
Where
A long, winding Steelhead Alley creek straddling the Ohio–Pennsylvania line, with a big run of stocked steelhead and a lot of water to explore on foot.
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
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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 or Pennsylvania licence depending on reach — confirm the state line
  • A Lake Erie permit is also required where the Pennsylvania reaches call for one
  • Verify rules
  • Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Walnut Creek
35 km
0
Steelhead
Ashtabula River
17 km
Steelhead
Crooked Creek
18 km
Steelhead
Elk Creek
23 km
Steelhead
Grand River
57 km
Steelhead
Gallery · 2
  1. A snowy winter bend of Conneaut Creek lined with bare trees, typical of the Lake Erie steelhead run season.
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  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Impaired
  • Recreation: Impaired
What this classification means

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

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Marsh Run-Conneaut Creek' (OH041201010605), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Pathogens. 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) · OH041201010605

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity5512% weight
Related guides
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Booking & contacts