Lake Erie
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 180,189 fish in the published allocation. One of 20 stocked waters on the Erie County record. This water holds 5 Pennsylvania state records, including the lake trout at 31 lb. 13 oz., caught in 2019.
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What swims here
Brown trout
State record fish caught here
Certified by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them. Record book read October 2026.
Season program record
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Pennsylvania season shape statewide: mid-february into october.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Brown trout | yearling | 180,189 |
When to fish Lake Erie
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:58-11:58 am and 10:21 pm-12:21 am | 4:14-5:14 am and 4:30-5:30 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:44 am-12:44 pm | 5:24-6:24 am and 4:52-5:52 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
For the trout (brown trout on the season program here)
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Ultralight spinning rod | 6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Bay | 3.7 mi | 2026 season |
| Cascade Creek | 6.0 mi | Apr 7 |
| Fourmile Creek | 6.2 mi | 2026 season |
| Walnut Creek | 8.1 mi | 2026 season |
| Sevenmile Creek | 8.7 mi | 2026 season |
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