Freestone · Shale · Pennsylvania, US

Twenty Mile Creek

Twentymile Creek Erie County, PA
Prime · Steelhead
Egg pattern · 12–16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Walnut Creek
  • Water temp7.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Egg pattern
Egg pattern12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Walnut Creek
Water temp7.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindNE 13 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.1 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Walnut Creek. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
8°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead Oct–Apr, on fishable drops
Where
Twenty Mile Creek is one of the eastern Pennsylvania Erie tributaries, smaller and more intimate than Elk.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10:00

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Brown DunHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Quill GordonHatch
2
2
Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Steelhead
Local fly shops: Chagrin River Outfitters·East End Angler·Elk Creek Sports Shop
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Pennsylvania licence with Lake Erie permit
  • Add PFBC easement/access fields before launch; verify reach rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Gallery · 2
  1. Twentymile Creek Erie County, PA
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time7513% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity6112% weight
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