*Use extreme caution when ice fishing. Currents and windy weather conditions cause areas of unsafe ice.*The weather over the past week has done significant damage to Lake Erie's ice. Steelhead: Recent rain and warmer temperatures have opened up Lake Erie's tributaries. The Grand and Chagrin Rivers, and Conneaut Creek show promise for later this week (week of 2/23). Smaller creeks could be fishable as early as Tuesday (2/24). Look for deeper pools to hold newly arriving steelhead. Spawn sacs, jigs tipped with maggots, and flies are popular deep pool presentations. In shallower areas with gravel substrate and high current sucker spawn or brightly colored streamers work best. Use caution in high current cold water situations.
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