The steelhead are still in the area streams in good numbers. Today (4/10/09) there was quite a bit of wind which prevented fisherman from gathering at stream mouths. Fish were still being caught on the westside in decent numbers. Once again we need more rain to bring in more fish which may be cruising around the stream mouths. Opening day of regular trout season is April 18. Due to cold water conditions, there will still be plenty of steelhead in the tributaries. I ventured out to Trout Run nursery water today and filmed some fish trying to make their way further upstream. Notice that some of these fish are rather new but the majority have been in the stream for some time as they are darker. In the video, you will see one trout easily clear the waterfall of the fish ladder. Today I saw quite a few fisherman from surrounding states. I thought I would mention that this year thousands of brown trout are going to be stocked near stream mouths so that they can go out in Lake Erie and become monsters and then return to the streams to spawn. Soon, tourists will be flocking to the Erie area in search of these monster brown trout in addition to the excellent steelhead fishery. Browns can be a little trickier to catch than steelhead. A couple years from now, we will be seeing some fine brown trout being caught. We will have to see if the numbers of steelhead decrease as the large browns will probably feed on quite a few of the steelhead smolts if they can't find smelt to feed on. Happy Fishing!
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