The PA Steelhead Association will hold their next regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the second Wednesday of each month from August through April at the Millcreek American Legion Post 773, 4109 West 12th Street in Erie. The meeting is free and the public is invited to attend. Eric Peterson, fly fishing guide and talented fly tyer, will be presenting.
The S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie will hold their next regular monthly meeting on December 17, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. at the Polish Falcons Club, 431 E. 3rd Street, Erie, PA. The public is welcome to attend.
The minimum size to keep perch is 7" starting December 1, with a daily limit of 30. For further information, see the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 2018 fishing Regulations. The regulations will be updated shortly for 2019.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will be collecting and spawning Steelhead on the following days throughout the winter. Collection takes place at the mouth of Trout Run on Avonia Road (weather permitting; days are subject to change). From Trout Run, fish are transferred to the Fairview State Fish Hatchery at 2000 Lohrer Road in Fairview, PA for spawning. These events are free and the public is welcome to attend. 1) Collection (11/19/2018), spawn (11/28/2018) 2) Collection (12/10/2018), spawn (12/19/2018) 3) Collection (1/8/2019), spawn (1/16/2019) 4) Collection (1/15/2019), spawn (1/23/2018) 5) Collection (1/28/2019), spawn (2/6/2019)
