Erie Tribs

[joebamboo]

Isn't interesting that we warn not to fish over spawning trout and watch out for the redds, but have no problem fishing/snagging steelhead on their way to spawn?

 

[gunpowderglass]

Isn't interesting that we warn not to fish over spawning trout and watch out for the redds, but have no problem fishing/snagging steelhead on their way to spawn?

I think this primarily has to do with the fact that there is very little successful natural reproduction in the steelhead alley fisheries.

There are certainly some places it is happening. Were those places widely known, I think almost everyone would agree those fish should be left alone.

 

[Old Town]

According to the Pa fish commission biologist the only Pa stream with very limited natural reproduction of steelhead was Crooked creek. That is the ones open to fishing. Also it usually gets too warm to support trout fry in the summer. So for as far as catching fish on reds it makes no difference for future steelhead runs.