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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout (Stocked)
Steelhead
Size
Small to Medium
Location
Northwestern Pennsylvania
Nearest Town
Erie
Season
Species Dependent – See Below
Access:
Good
Special Regulations
None
Non-Resident License
State of Pennsylvania
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The trout season is from early Fall to late Spring..
Spring:
Steelhead remain in the streams until the end of April.
Summer:
During the Summer, the water is too low and warm for steelhead.
Fall:
Steelhead begin to enter the creeks in early October.
Winter:
Wintertime is the best time the fish the Miles Creeks for steelhead but January and February can have some very cold days where the fish become difficult to catch.
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 Four, Seven, Eight, Sixteen,
and Twenty Mile Creeks Pennsylvania
There are several tributaries of Lake Erie east of Erie, Pennsylvania, that are named by their respective distances from Erie south of Route #5. These are Four Mile Creek, Seven Mile Creek, Eight Mile Creek, Sixteen Mile Creek and Twenty Mile Creek. All of these tributary streams of Lake Erie have nice runs of steelhead.
As with most Great Lakes steelhead streams, the fish move into the river on higher water levels. These levels greatly influence the location and numbers of fish at any given time. The steelhead are generally available from Fall through Spring.
The steelhead probably average about five to eight pounds. That’s a little smaller than some of the other Great Lake’s tributaries but there are usually good numbers of them and they can get larger.
Steelhead will hold near the mouth during the early fall when water levels are low. After heavy rains, they will move upstream. With high water levels the fish move much further upstream.
Four Mile Creek is about four miles from Erie. Access is provided from Four Mile Creek Road off Route #5. Seven Mile Creek is three miles more east of Four Mile Creek. The property along Seven Mile Creek is owned by the Glinodo Center. You can obtain permission to walk in and fish. Eight Mile Creek is a mile further East. It’s a fairly small stream and unless the water is fairly high, it needs to be fished near Lake Erie. Three miles more from Erie you will find Twelve Mile Creek. You would normally want to fish this stream South of Route #5 to the lake. Access is provided from Shorewood Drive which runs along Twelve Mile Creek. Sixteen Mile Creek is five miles further east on Rt. #5. This is a larger size creek with good access. The migration of the steelhead is limited by a waterfall south of Route #5. There are several locations along Eighteen Mile Creek where you can access the stream. By the way, there’s also an Eighteen Mile Creek on Lake Ontario. Twenty Mile Creek is the best and largest of the streams. It is also the most popular which means it can be crowded at times. The stream starts in the state of New York. Only the last four miles of the stream are located in Pennsylvania. Twenty Mile Creek is also stocked with trout.
Miles Creeks Pennsylvania Fishing Report:
10/30/16 There are steelhead in all of the creek but mostly up in the stream, rather than near the entrances. Nymphs and egg flies are working best with the lower water, swinging when it is up. Check out our
Perfect Fly steelhead flies.