Great Lakes
Conneaut Creek
Live Conditions
Conneaut Creek — Conneaut Creek at Conneaut OH
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
29.3 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌦️Drizzle
82° / 67°
0.02"
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
86° / 74°
Wed
☁️Overcast
90° / 73°
0.11"
Thu
🌧️Rain showers
82° / 68°
1.93"
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
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Time of Day
Using: 9.72 CFS · Cooling water. Pre-steelhead window.
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Conneaut Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Conneaut Creek · September · Early Fall
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Cooling water. Pre-steelhead window.
River Map
About Conneaut Creek
Conneaut Creek drains 175 square miles in far northeast Ashtabula County, straddling the Ohio-Pennsylvania border near the northeastern tip of the state. It's a classic Steelhead Alley creek — smaller, intimate water that can be exceptional when conditions align. Brook trout in the upper watershed are protected (immediate release required). The river is lightly pressured relative to the Chagrin or Rocky. The gauge at 04213000 is near the lake mouth and provides a good indicator for the lower steelhead run. At 40–300 CFS the creek is a prime wading stream.
Regulations
Ohio fishing license required (resident $25/year). No separate steelhead permit required. Brook trout in the upper watershed: immediate release required. Standard Lake Erie tributary steelhead regulations apply on the lower creek. 2026–27 regulation cycle effective March 1, 2026. Verify at wildohio.gov.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Conneaut Creek with more confidence.
Ohio Trout & Steelhead Fishing Regulations Guide
Ohio fishing license ($25/year resident, no separate steelhead permit required), the no-closed-season for steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries, the…
Trout Species of Ohio
Ohio's coldwater fishery is dominated by Steelhead (the lake-run rainbow form, stocked into Lake Erie and running up Steelhead Alley tributaries from…
How Barometric Pressure Affects Fishing (And How to Use It)
That gorgeous bluebird day after a cold front? Worst fishing of the year. Here's the data behind why pressure changes matter more than the weather…