Waters · United States
Chautauqua Creek (Westfield) fishing report
Updated Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A short, steep creek in the New York corner of Lake Erie, stocked with steelhead that run its shale gorge from autumn to spring. It rises and clears within a day or two, so timing the drop after rain is everything.
Today's report: excellent (84/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Chautauqua Creek (Westfield) today. Water temperature is around 49°F (9.5°C) and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge CHAUTAUQUA CREEK BELOW WESTFIELD NY shows the water level steady.
Chautauqua Creek (Westfield) water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 11 cfs (0.3 m³/s) — down 6% over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge CHAUTAUQUA CREEK BELOW WESTFIELD NY · reading 58 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 9:00 PM–11:00 PM local time — score 86/100
- 6:00 AM–8:00 AM local time — score 78/100
- 9:00 AM–11:00 AM local time — score 86/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Wednesday, Oct 21 | Thursday, Oct 22 | Friday, Oct 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 69 — good | 74 — good | 72 — good |
| Brown Trout | 84 — excellent | 89 — excellent | 87 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Chautauqua Creek (Westfield) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- river flow: helping (+0.96)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:57:40 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge CHAUTAUQUA CREEK BELOW WESTFIELD NY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
Winter fishing on Chautauqua Creek (Westfield)
Chautauqua Creek holds steelhead through the winter in its shale gorge between the lake and Westfield. It is steep and small, so it reacts within hours to rain or thaw and clears within a day or two. Hard cold freezes the pools. Fish the drop after a bump of flow, when the water turns from brown to green.
Seasons, closed sections and permits are set by the state and change. Check the current regulations before a winter trip, and never trust shelf ice or a forecast for your safety.
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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