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    October 21, 2021

    Parks | Recreation | Fishing Report | October 2021

    October 21, 2021

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    ***The Fishing Report Blog is updated every Thursday***   Anglers are catching steelhead in the Rocky and Chagrin rivers, as well as along the Cleveland shoreline of Lake Erie. Anglers can monitor the most recent river water level and temperature at the following link: <Rocky River flow gage data><Chagrin River flow gage data> <Rocky River NEORSD station with turbidity>.  Rainbow trout and farm raised channel catfish were also stocked last week at the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. 

    Anglers reported catching steelhead in the northern stretches (closer to Lake Erie) of the Rocky River, Chagrin River and other local streams this week, but water levels are low and clear and we could use some rain to freshen things up.  The Rocky River marina has been consistently producing some fish with anglers finding success casting spoons (such as Little Cleo) and spinners (such as Vibrax and Roostertail) and drifting 1/64 to 1/16 oz marabou jigs under floats.  Another good bite for steelheadhas been off the rocks and breakwalls at Edgewater Park, E55th/E72nd and Wildwood Park.  An all around good offering has been a 2-3 inch blue and silver spoon.  A modest number of walleye and smallmouth bass have been mixed in with the lakefront catch, too.

    A mixed bag catch can be found along the Cleveland shoreline in early fall, including white and yellow perch, channel catfish, rock bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, freshwater drum and various sunfish species and can be caught on offerings such as live shiners, tube jigs, and dropshot rigs.  Fair catches of yellow perch have been caught at shoreline spots like E55th breakwall, Edgewater Park and Wendy Park recently, and have been biting on live minnows and bits of worm fished on the bottom on a crappie rig.

    Last Thursday and Friday we stocked 1,000 lbs of rainbow trout and 600 lbs of channel catfish at the Ohio & Erie Canal off E49th Street for Fall Family Fishing Fest and the bulk of those fish remain to be caught.  The trout average 1.5 lb each and the catfish average 1-2 lbs, but we included a handful of bigger fish and a few albino catfish to spice things up.  The trout bite was slow on Saturday but anglers can expect these fish to start feeding well any day now as they become acclimated to their new environment.  For basic tips and techniques on fishing for these fish check out a past  <Facebook Live> segment offered by my colleague Faruq from Cleveland Metroparks Youth Outdoors program.  If you are happy catching either species you can try a nightcrawler worm or peice of shrimp fished on the canal bottom.

    The Steelheaders Ball presented by Cleveland Museum of Natural History Trout Club.  When: Friday, October 29, 2021- 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM  Where: The LaSalle Theater, 823 E. 185th St, Cleveland, OH 44119  What: Live Music by The Interstate All-Star Band, BBQ Food Truck, cash bar, assorted raffles, door prizes and more!  Why: Fundraiser to support a variety of local fisheries projects.  Tickets- $20.00 online, $25.00 at the door. Purchase tickets online at: <Steelheaders Ball tickets>

    Photo Release Waivers for Fishing Blog Photos (fast and easy to complete online).  Photo release waivers for photos sent in for the fishing report can easily be completed online through Smart Waiver (takes only about 30 seconds to complete) at the following link: <Smart Waiver link>. You only need to do this one time and any future additional photos submitted are covered too.

    If you have a photo that you would like to contribute to the fishing report, or if you have any further questions regarding fishing in the Cleveland Metroparks, you may contact Aquatic Biologist Mike Durkalec at (440) 331-8017 or md@clevelandmetroparks.com .

    Tight Lines,

    Mike
     

    Jason had a great day of steelheading on a local creek in Cleveland Metroparks on Sunday.  Above is just one of several fish he landed (photo courtesy of Jason Hollabaugh).



    Mike caught this chrome bright steelhead at the Rocky River boat ramps on Friday (photo courtesy of Mike Miksa).



    Dexter caught this channel catfish on shrimp at the Ohio & Erie Canal off E49th Street on Saturday (photo courtesy of Corey Butram).




    Jeff and Clint had fun catching sunfish and a bonus channel catfish at Fall Family Fishing Fest on Saturday (photos courtesy of Carl Schweisthal).



















    We were blessed with a break in the weather for Fall Family Fishing Fest on Saturday and many memories were made! The trout were not biting yet but the farm raised catfish and sunfish made up for it.  Those trout should be biting well by now.



    Native fish are cool, yet sometimes underappreciated.  Elizabeth loves the underdog freshwater drum, aka sheepshead, and finally found a shirt to show it thanks to Great Lakes Flyfishing.

    Note: The fishing report is updated monthly in June, July, and August and weekly every other month


    ***Note: All photo submissions must first complete the Cleveland Metroparks photo waiver.***


    2022 Cleveland Metroparks Registered Fishing Guides
    (name, company, contact)

    • #22-001 Gareth Thomas, Alley Grabs LLC, alleygrabs@gmail.com, (216) 235-5056 
    • #22-002 Jon DelVecchio, Steelhead Alley Outfitters, jondelvecchio@gmail.com, (412) 335-4363 
    • #22-003 Monte Casey, The Steelhead Guide, (440) 773-8064, www.steelheadguide.com 
    • #22-004 Jeff Liskay, Great Lakes Flyfishing LLC, jeffliskay@gmail.com (440) 781-7536 
    • #22-005 Justin Pribanic, Chagrin River Outfitters, jpribanic@gmail.com (724) 799-5011 
    • #22-006 Nicholas DelVecchio, Wildwood Outfitters, wildwood16317@gmail.com (724) 433-2315
    • #22-007 Nate Miller, Steelhead Alley Outfitters, www.steelheadalleyoutfitters.com (440) 796-6105
    • #22-008 Aaron Chine, chinetatt@yahoo.com (330) 610-2574 
    • #22-009 Daniel Bennett, Steelhead Alley Outfitters, www.steelheadalleyoutfitters.com (440) 417-3062 
    • #22-010 Joseph Beno, On The Swing, Joseph93935@hotmail.com (440) 667-2278 
    • #22-011 Jim Lampros, jlampros2@gmail.com  (216) 513-6011  

    More information on Cleveland Metroparks Fishing Guide Permit requirements, including the permit application, you may check the following link: <Fishing Guide Permit Program>

    Learn how you can support recreation opportunities through a donation to the Cleveland Metroparks Fishing Fund.

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