Steelhead FishingFEATURE3 Fall Steelhead Fishing TipsChasing steelheads in Pennsylvania is a yearly tradition. Here are 3 fall steelhead fishing tips to think about as you plan your Erie trip this year. |
Fishing Lake Erie Tributaries
Steelhead fishing in Pennsylvania is some of the most exciting and challenging fishing Pennsylvania has to offer. If you go, check out the steelhead fishing information on this page for tips, tactics and conditions.
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Steelhead Fishing in Pennsylvania
What are SteelheadsSteelheads are an anadromous strain of rainbow trout, spending most of the life in the ocean or Great Lakes and returning to tributary streams only to spawn. Traditional rainbow trout are landlocked and do not have the opportunity to migrate to different waterways. Identifying a steelhead vs. a rainbow trout is difficult. If you are fishing a tributary of the Great Lakes, you are catching steelheads. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks yearling and fingerling steelheads each year in Lake Erie tributaries.
Fishing for steelheads revolves around spawning, which takes place from late fall to early spring. Steelheads, unlike salmon which die after spawning, can spawn several years and survive up to 6- to 8-years. They feed on various aquatic insects and other fish species. Fish can be caught on spin or fly tackle on various tackle. Steelhead fishing in Pennsylvania is tough when steelheads are not running in large numbers; however, when they are moving Erie steelhead fishing can become quite congested.
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State Record Steelhead - 20lbs, 3oz.
Courtesy of PFBC
Caught in April 2001, this record 36.5 inch steelhead was landed by Corey Brown in Walnut Creek, Erie County. The fish broke the previous record by more than a pound, which was caught in 1992 by Brian Daugherty.
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Steelhead Fishing Articles
Fall Steelhead Fishing Tips for Landing Fish in Autumn
Chasing steelheads in Pennsylvania is a yearly tradition. Here are 3 fall steelhead fishing tips to think about as you plan your Erie trip this year.
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Tactics for Winter Fly Fishing for Pennsylvania Steelhead
Most good steelhead fishing in Pennsylvania happens long after the cool fall weather is gone. Make a trip to the Lake Erie tributaries for some of the best fly fishing for steelhead action around.
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