Freestone · Shale · Pennsylvania, US

Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek venue image
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
  • Level0.99 mLast reading 57 min ago
  • Water temp22.1°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
0.99 m
Last reading 57 min ago
Water temp22.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindSW 29 km/h
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent8.1 mm
Rain · ahead12.7 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Welfare risk
22.1°Cideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead Oct–Apr, on the drop
Where
A small, busy Pennsylvania Erie tributary with a manmade harbour mouth that concentrates fall steelhead — short water, easy access, and reliable stocked…
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
terrestrials
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 7am

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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 · September highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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D
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
Steelhead fly box
Local fly shops: East End Angler·Elk Creek Sports Shop·Chagrin River Outfitters
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Pennsylvania licence with a Lake Erie permit — verify PFBC rules
  • Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Elk Creek
12 km
10
Steelhead
Conneaut Creek
35 km
8
Steelhead
Ashtabula River
52 km
6
Steelhead
Crooked Creek
17 km
Steelhead
Twenty Mile Creek
39 km
Steelhead
Gallery · 1
  1. 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 'Walnut Creek-123925698' (PA-SCR-123925698), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Sediment, Habitat Alterations, Hydrologic Alteration, 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) · PA-SCR-123925698

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time6513% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity5012% weight
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Booking & contacts