Conneaut Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania, listed as Steelhead / salmon water by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 guide and 2 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Erie & Steelhead Alley.
Conneaut Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania. Our destination hub Erie & Steelhead Alley is 26 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Conneaut Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Conneaut Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Conneaut Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Crooked CreekThe Allegheny River in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Crooked Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 17 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Raccoon CreekTyrone, Pennsylvania, from the air: Bald Eagle Creek meets the Little Juniata River in the town (the creek is not visible at this distance). Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Raccoon Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 17 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Conneaut CreekThe Chagrin River west of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, December 2024. Photo: EF5, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Conneaut Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Elk CreekThe Little Juniata River at the 1898 Birmingham Bridge, near Birmingham, Pennsylvania (black-and-white survey photograph). Photo: Jet Lowe, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Elk Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 20 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Ashtabula RiverThe Clear Fork Mohican River in Mohican State Park, Ashland County, Ohio. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ashtabula River.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Trout RunSpring Creek in Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Run.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under salmon & steelhead.
On the Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay, and Tributary Regulations (stream sections) list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
2.3 of 58.4 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Franklin, PA · 38 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
Nearby
What 1 nearby guide website mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 1 nearby guide website
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
Erie is the Lake Erie port city in north-west Pennsylvania; Walnut, Elk, Twentymile and the county's other short tributaries reach the lake along its shore, Conneaut Creek runs on into Ohio, and the Presque Isle peninsula shelters Presque Isle Bay.
Destination hub · 26 mi away in a straight line
A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge Conneaut Creek at Dickonsburg, PA. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Temperature fine for trout: no flow comparison here
No flow statistics here.
At Conneaut Creek at Dickonsburg, PA (USGS 04212895) Provisional USGS data
USGS 04212895 · NWS DKNP1
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Steady · 24 h
Gauge height, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 4:15 PM EDT to Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST; ranging 5.01 to 5.27 ft; latest 5.27 ft.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 5.27 | 59.4 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 5.27 | 59 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 5.27 | 58.3 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 5.27 | 57.7 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 5.27 | 57.6 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 5.27 | 57.4 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 5.26 | 57.4 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 5.26 | 57.4 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 5.26 | 57.6 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 5.25 | 57.6 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 5.25 | 57.6 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 5.24 | 57.4 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 5.23 | 57.4 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 5.23 | 57.4 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 5.23 | 57.4 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 5.22 | 57.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 5.22 | 57.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 5.22 | 57.4 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 5.22 | 57.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 5.22 | 57.2 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 5.22 | 57.2 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 5.21 | 57.2 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 5.21 | 57.2 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 5.21 | 57 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 5.2 | 57 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 5.2 | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 5.2 | 55.8 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 5.19 | 55 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 5.18 | 54.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 5.18 | 54.5 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 5.18 | 54.5 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 5.18 | 54.7 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 5.18 | 55 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 5.2 | 55.2 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 5.2 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 5.2 | 55.9 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 5.2 | 56.3 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 5.2 | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 5.2 | 56.8 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 5.19 | 57.2 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 5.18 | 57.4 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 5.17 | 57.6 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 5.17 | 57.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 5.17 | 57.9 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 5.17 | 58.1 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 5.17 | 58.3 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 5.16 | 58.5 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 5.16 | 58.1 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 5.16 | 57.6 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 5.15 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 5.15 | 55.9 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 5.15 | 55.4 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 54.9 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 54.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 5.15 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 5.15 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 5.15 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 54.5 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 54.5 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 54.3 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 54.3 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 54.1 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 54.1 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 54.1 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 54 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 54 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 53.6 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 53.2 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 52.3 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 51.8 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 51.1 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 50.7 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 5.11 | 50.5 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 5.1 | 50.5 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 5.11 | 50.5 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 5.11 | 50.5 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 50.7 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 50.7 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 50.7 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 50.9 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 50.9 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 50.9 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 51.1 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 51.3 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 51.4 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 52 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 52 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 51.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 5.14 | 50.5 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 5.13 | 49.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 49.1 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 48.7 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 48.6 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 48.4 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 5.12 | 48.4 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 48.6 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 48.7 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 5.14 | 48.9 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 5.13 | 49.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 5.12 | 49.3 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 5.11 | 49.5 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 49.6 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 49.6 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 49.6 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 49.8 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 50.2 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 50.5 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 5.11 | 50.5 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 5.1 | 50 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 5.1 | 49.6 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 5.1 | 49.1 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 5.1 | 48.6 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 48.4 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 5.11 | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 48.4 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 48.7 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 49.1 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 49.6 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 50.2 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 5.09 | 50.7 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 5.09 | 51.1 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 51.6 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 5.1 | 52 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 5.09 | 52.3 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 5.09 | 52.7 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 5.08 | 52.9 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 5.08 | 53.2 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 53.6 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 54.1 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 54.7 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 55 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 55 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 54.7 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 5.05 | 54.3 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 5.05 | 53.8 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 5.05 | 53.2 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 5.03 | 52.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 5.03 | 52.7 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 5.02 | 52.7 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 5.01 | 52.9 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 5.01 | 53.2 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 5.03 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 5.03 | 53.6 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 5.04 | 53.8 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 5.04 | 54 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 5.05 | 54 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 5.06 | 54 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 5.07 | 54 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 5.08 | 54 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 5.08 | 54 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 5.08 | 53.8 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 5.07 | 53.8 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 54 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT | 5.06 | 54.1 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM EDT | 5.07 | 54.3 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM EDT | 5.08 | 54 |
| Oct 29, 4:15 PM EDT | 5.07 | 53.8 |
Steady over 24 hours (gauge height +0.07 ft). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
NWS observed 5.27 ft stage at Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST (NWS gauge DKNP1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
In or under PFBC's preferred range. Water 59.4°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 59.4°F. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: “The preferred temperature range for trout is between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.”
PFBC position statement on closing coldwater tributary mouths to angling in summer (2006) (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission)This gauge is on our page for Conneaut Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Cold water. Water 59.4°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 3:10 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Crooked CreekThe Allegheny River in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Crooked Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 17 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Raccoon CreekTyrone, Pennsylvania, from the air: Bald Eagle Creek meets the Little Juniata River in the town (the creek is not visible at this distance). Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Raccoon Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 17 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Conneaut CreekThe Chagrin River west of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, December 2024. Photo: EF5, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Conneaut Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Elk CreekThe Little Juniata River at the 1898 Birmingham Bridge, near Birmingham, Pennsylvania (black-and-white survey photograph). Photo: Jet Lowe, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Elk Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 20 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Ashtabula RiverThe Clear Fork Mohican River in Mohican State Park, Ashland County, Ohio. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ashtabula River.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Trout RunSpring Creek in Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Run.
