In an effort to accommodate the growing number of anglers and improve the quality of the fishery, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission has taken the lead by developing the Lake Erie Access Improvement Program. This program is funded from the sale of Lake Erie Permits and Trout-Salmon/Lake Erie Combo Permits and the primary focus of the program is to improve fishing access through a variety of approaches. A major component of this program is to work with landowners willing to allow fishing access in exchange for fair compensation.
Progress to Date:
- Fee Simple Acquisitions – 13
- Public Fishing Easements – 32
- These projects represent 103,339 linear feet (19.57 miles) of Lake Erie and stream frontage:
• Conneaut Creek – 11,255 linear feet (2.13 miles)
• Crooked Creek – 16,350 linear feet (3.10 miles)
• Elk Creek – 45,248 linear feet (8.56 miles)
• Lake Erie – 825 linear feet (.16 mile)
• Walnut Creek – 15,565 linear feet (2.95 miles)
• Fourmile Creek – 6,676 linear feet (1.26 miles)
• Twelvemile Creek – 980 linear feet (.19 miles)
• Twentymile Creek – 6,440 linear feet (1.22 miles)
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To get more information about steelhead fishing in the Erie region or to view an interactive map of public access locations please visit www.fishandboat.com/steelhead.htm