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Steelhead
Left, from Elk Creek, Larry Myers from January 2007; center, steelhead in trout run; right, 27 inch, 7 pound steelhead that Dave Dudukovich caught and released in Elk Creek in January 2006
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Steelhead You Think You Can Beat ME?
Thousands have tried. Can you succeed fishing Erie’s famous steelhead waters? Pennsylvania is among the best trophy fisheries in the world. Dozens of tributaries. Presque Isle Bay. Miles of public access. A million juvenile steelhead are stocked each year. Locals know, the best times to fish steelhead are fall, winter and early spring. Some of our premier fishing spots are highlighted in the map below. Learn more by reading where-to and how-to information on this page. See you in Erie!
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Fish for Steelhead
Erie Report -- weekly report about Erie fishing and boating, usually includes steelhead information....GO!
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bulletLake Erie & tributaries
bulletRegulations for Lake Erie & Tributaries
bulletFishing guidelines
bulletJuvenile steelhead stocking (warmwater/coolwater stocking - select Erie County)
bulletIdentifying steelhead vs. rainbow
bulletSpecies overview, identification, habitat, life history (Trout chapter from PA Fishes book)

Related web sites
bulletPA Steelhead Assoc.
bulletFish Erie

 Articles from PA Angler & Boater magazine:
bulletHow’s the Steelhead Fishing Going to Be This Year? [2007/2008]
bulletSteelhead Techniques for Lake Erie Tributaries
bulletStoneflies for Steelhead
bulletSmoking Steelhead -- Fishin' from the Kitchen recipe
bulletRoasted Steelhead - Fishin' from the Kitchen recipe
Caught in PA
Eunfa and Minyoung Shin of Carnegie Mellon University with a steehead from Walnut Creek
Steelhead fishing at Elk Creek
Stealhead fishing on Elk Creek
Top 5 caught in PA in 2007
  1. 15 lb 8 oz -- Elk Creek
  2. 14 lb 3 oz -- Elk Creek
  3. 13 lb 8 oz -- Sixteen Mile Creek
  4. 12 lb 12.75 oz -- Lake Erie
  5. 12 lb 2 oz -- Elk Creek

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PA State Record -- 20 lb. 3 oz.
State record steelhead bulletLarger image
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