Waters · United States
Walnut Creek (Erie) fishing report
Updated Thursday, 15 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
One of the busiest steelhead creeks on Pennsylvania's Lake Erie shore, heavily stocked and close to town. Fish nose in at the mouth on every rise in flow, so a fresh bump of water matters more than anything else.
Today's report: good (71/100)
Steelhead is the most promising species on Walnut Creek (Erie) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 14.4°C (58°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge Walnut Creek Upstream Pool, near Erie, PA shows the water level steady.
Walnut Creek (Erie) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 14.4°C (58°F)
- Discharge: 0.3 m³/s (11 cfs) — down 6% over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge Walnut Creek Upstream Pool, near Erie, PA · reading 19 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Walnut Creek (Erie) 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
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 70/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 67/100
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 63/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 15 Oct | Friday 16 Oct | Saturday 17 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 71 — good | 66 — good | 73 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Walnut Creek (Erie) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:03:38 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Walnut Creek Upstream Pool, near Erie, PA · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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