Waters · United States
Chagrin River (Willoughby) fishing report
Updated Thursday, 15 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A Steelhead Alley classic east of Cleveland: stocked steelhead run from late autumn to spring over shale ledges and gravel. A shallow, fast-clearing river — the day after a rain bump is usually the day.
Today's report: good (76/100)
Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on Chagrin River (Willoughby) today. Water temperature is around 13.1°C and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge Chagrin River at Willoughby OH shows the water level rising (1 cm/24h).
Chagrin River (Willoughby) water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 2.0 m³/s (71 cfs) — up 20% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (1 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge Chagrin River at Willoughby OH · reading 11 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Chagrin River (Willoughby) live cam
Cameras are run by their owners, not by Cast & Scan — a frame can be stale or a stream offline. Use the picture to judge colour and height, and the gauge numbers above for the trend.
Best time to fish today
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 76/100
- 05:00–07:00 local time — score 72/100
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 79/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 15 Oct | Friday 16 Oct | Saturday 17 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 70 — good | 78 — good | 73 — good |
| Smallmouth Bass | 76 — good | 80 — excellent | 58 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Chagrin River (Willoughby) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:56:05 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Chagrin River at Willoughby OH · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- The best time to fish for bass
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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