Freestone · Shale · Ohio/Pennsylvania, US

Conneaut Creek

A snowy winter bend of Conneaut Creek lined with bare trees, typical of the Lake Erie steelhead run season.
Today · Slow going — pick your moments
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Today
Slow going — pick your moments
Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
45% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.46 m
Lifting fast
Water temp12.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather8°C
WindN 36 km/h
Pressure1028 hPa
Rain · recent18.4 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
12°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
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 21h

12h(now) — Eastern Blue-Winged Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 33%
Peak emergence window

Peak activity at 21h — Brown Dun (Brown Dun)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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
J
F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
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
Fly box · Steelhead
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
Ashtabula River
17 km
30
Steelhead
Crooked Creek
18 km
63
Steelhead
Elk Creek
23 km
80
Steelhead
Walnut Creek
35 km
73
Steelhead
Grand River
57 km
55
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
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity6612% weight
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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