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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout (Stocked with Holdovers)
Steelhead
Some Salmon
Size
Medium
Location
Northwestern New York
Nearest Towns
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Season
Trout, April through November
Lower creek from the falls to the
mouth: Open year-round
Access:
Fair
Non-Resident License
State of New York
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
Fly fishing Canadaway Creek in the early season is best for trout. Steelhead season ranges from early Fall to early Spring.
Spring:
Brown trout are stocked in upper Canadaway Creek each spring. Steelhead fishing last until about the first of May.
Summer:
The fishing can be tough during the hot summer months. The water is too warm for cold water species
Fall:
Autumn starts the steelhead season and it continues into the winter months.
Winter:
Winter time is the best time for steelhead fishing. January and February can have some days that the water gets too cold and the steelhead become tough to
catch but most of the time, fishing is good.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
For Steelhead and Salmon
Fly Line:
7, 8 , 9 or 10 weight for appropriate typerod, sinking, sinking tip and floating
Leaders:
10#, 12# in 9 to 15 feet lengths
Tippets:
10# and 12#
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly 7, 8, 9 and 10 ft. single hand rods
Fly Reels:
For 7 to 10 weight lines
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
KISS Strike Indicators, Lanyards, etc.
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Canadaway Creek New York
Canadaway Creek is home of one of Lake Erie’s steelhead runs. It’s a medium size tributary of the lake located near Dunkirk and Fredonia, New York. Steelhead range from the mouth of the creek upstream to Laona Falls, a total of just over six miles from the lake. Fly fishing Canadaway Creek at the right time of the year can be great. Steelhead are in the Canadaway Creek from the middle of October until early May.
Public access is provided by a Dept. of Conservation fishing access area located off of Route #5. There’s just over half mile of access in this location plus an additional .2 miles of public fishing rights easements.
Most of the steelhead are of average size, ranging from four to twelve pounds but occasionally larger ones are caught.
The upper section of Canadaway Creek offers brown trout fishing opportunities. The Canadaway Creek Wildlife Management Area has 1.6 miles of public fishing access. This section of the creek is stocked with sizeable brown trout each Spring. This area is located near the little community of Griswold.
From the mouth of the creek on Lake Erie, trout and salmon season is open year-round. Above the falls to the headwaters of Canadaway Creek trout season opens April 1 and closes on October 15.
Most of the fly fishing for steelhead is done using the traditional wet fly swing method. Spey rods and Spey flies are becoming more popular. Salmon egg patterns and nymphs also work well in Canadaway Creek.