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Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 11/15/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
11/15/2024
It rained for most of the day yesterday, enough to bump flows a hair but not anything significant. Tribs are still low, clear, and leafy, but with a touch more flow than we’ve seen recently. It will be another weekend of low, clear, and tough steelheading conditions here in Erie.
Admin
Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 11/11/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
11/11/2024
Yesterday’s rain did do a bit to bump flows up and add a touch of color, but not much. It wasn’t the all day soaking rain we were hoping for and with the ground still as dry as it is, we’re going to need a lot of rain for a good blowout. Fishing conditions will still be quite challenging for the foreseeable future.
Ni
Location: Elk-legion hole area
Time Observed: 11/8
Water Conditions: Low clear
11/8/2024
Lot of fish, even more drunken snaggers. Fish weren't eating anything and even less after they were fin hooked and abused with large splitshot and dragging hooks into or by them in drought water levels. Some young men running up the creek ahead of us through the center of holes put the icing on...hope the fish commission found these fools....
Admin
Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 11/6/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
11/6/2024
It certainly felt good to see some raindrops fall today, unfortunately it was not even close to enough to do anything to water levels. The tribs are still very low and clear. Let’s hope that what’s in the forecast is more significant.
Admin
Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 11/04/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
11/4/2024
Stream conditions are still brutal. Every tributary is extremely low, clear, and of above average water temp for this point in the season. The fish that are in the tributaries are very stressed out. Luckily, south winds today and tomorrow should make for a solid lakeshore bite as fish cruise up and down the beaches. These photos were taken today at Avonia Beach. Spoons, spinners, soft plastics, egg sacs, jigs, and minnows all work well for this bite.
Admin
Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 11/01/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
11/1/2024
Big winds today are blowing off the remainder of leaves on the trees, causing for a massive flow of them down Walnut this morning. There is very little flow, but a slight tanic stain to the deeper holes. The lake is incredibly rough thanks to near 30mph winds out of the west. It’s going to be another weekend of challenging conditions and very low and clear water.
Admin
Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 10/31/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
10/31/2024
We can’t remember a Halloween where the highs were near 80 degrees like they are today… Needless to say, steelhead fishing conditions are less than ideal. All the tribs are extremely low and clear, and the last few days of mid to high 70 degree temps haven’t done the bite any favors. As you can see in the photos, most of the fish in Trout Run don’t even have enough water to keep their backs covered. There’s some rain in the forecast for next week, fingers crossed it turns out to be more than what’s forecasted for right now…
Admin
Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 10/25/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
10/25/2024
It's looking like it will be another weekend of low and clear condition steelheading here in Erie, PA. If you're planning to come up this weekend, remember to try and stay back from the fish and use light line and small presentations to avoid spooking them. Egg sacs, single eggs, jigs, shiners, small egg flies and streamers are all producing fish. Good luck!
Admin
Location: Erie Tributaries
Time Observed: 10/22/2024
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
10/22/2024
Tribs are back to being very low and clear after our rain event last week. However, that did help to spread some fish out, and groups of fish can now be found throughout more sections of each creek. We're looking at a calm lake for most of the week, so expect good fishing at the creek mouths casting hardware, floating powerbait and egg sacs, and jigs. As for in the tribs, it's hard to beat live bait like shiners and single eggs in these conditions. If you're fly fishing, small egg patterns and nymphs will get bit. Stripping streamers is also effective and very fun, just be sure to stay back from the fish and use a long leader. Good luck and tight lines!
jacksprat
Location: Lake surf
Time Observed: Anytime
Water Conditions: Rough Surf
10/21/2024
You know the lake is rough, and you know the majority of the steelhead run is waiting for rain. Meet them where the are. Surf egg sacs! Go to jackyork.co to see the technique.
jacksprat
Location: Trout Run
Time Observed: 10/19/24
Water Conditions: Nice, good surf & color
10/19/2024
Why wade out? The steelhead are behind you! Fish landed most of the morning. Then the anglers decided to drive the fish to deeper water.
jacksprat
Location: Trib exit
Time Observed: Today thru weekend
Water Conditions: Reasonable surf
10/17/2024
Need a good fishing location option? Early in the fall run, the exit point of all tributaries is a good casting location. Sacs on a bare jig head – bright color is best – that is heavy enough to get down in the stiff current, lures if you have the space to cast, or tandem egg patterns on a sinking line. Watch the video to see the conditions I am talking about. Jackyork.co
jacksprat
Location: Everywhere except Trout TRun
Time Observed: 10/16/24
Water Conditions: Good color/flow
10/16/2024
With the exception of Trout Run, all fishing locations have good water, flow/color. As the day progresses, tributaries will clear and the flow rate will drop. Go to jackyork.co for more information.
jacksprat
Location: Walnut Creek
Time Observed: 10/15/24
Water Conditions: Great
10/15/2024
Really doesn’t matter as long as you are catching steelhead, and Walnut Creek is one of the many locations where fall steelhead are hooked and landed. Check out the video. jackyork.co
jacksprat
Location: Elk Creek UJ hole
Time Observed: 10/15/24
Water Conditions: Great
10/15/2024
The time for “pinners” and all who fish sacs on the bottom to get out and fish this week. The water flow is near perfect. All tributaries will fish great all week. An article on egg sacs fishing and a video on fishing the bottom with sacs can be found at jackyork.co
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