# Steelhead Almanac (Full LLMs Directory) This is the complete reviewed AI-discovery registry for Steelhead Almanac, not a sitemap dump. It maps authoritative live data, answers, guides, river pages, species profiles, biology references, and browse directories. Public condition scores are regional fishability scores; read season_mode, primary_targets, score_context, and steelhead_status before treating any rating as steelhead-specific advice. ## Live Data Products - [Steelhead Alley Conditions Dashboard](https://steelheadalmanac.com/ai): Developer and answer-engine landing page for current regional conditions and integrations. - [Steelhead Scout](https://steelheadalmanac.com/scout): Owned conversational assistant grounded in current Steelhead Almanac public API data. - [River Conditions Explorer](https://steelheadalmanac.com/explore): Interactive map and directory for browsing current conditions across active tributaries. ## Answer Pages - [What are the best flies for steelhead in stained water?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-flies-for-steelhead-in-stained-water): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What are the best flies for steelhead in stained water? - [What's the best river for steelhead fishing in New York?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-river-for-steelhead-in-new-york): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What's the best river for steelhead fishing in New York? - [What's the best river for steelhead fishing in Ohio?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-river-for-steelhead-in-ohio): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What's the best river for steelhead fishing in Ohio? - [What's the best river for steelhead fishing in Pennsylvania?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-river-for-steelhead-in-pennsylvania): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What's the best river for steelhead fishing in Pennsylvania? - [What are the best steelhead rivers in New York right now?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-steelhead-rivers-in-new-york): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What are the best steelhead rivers in New York right now? - [What are the best steelhead rivers in Ohio right now?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-steelhead-rivers-in-ohio): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What are the best steelhead rivers in Ohio right now? - [What are the best steelhead rivers in Pennsylvania right now?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-steelhead-rivers-in-pennsylvania): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What are the best steelhead rivers in Pennsylvania right now? - [What are the best steelhead rivers to fish today?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/best-steelhead-rivers-today): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What are the best steelhead rivers to fish today? - [Chagrin vs Rocky River — which is better for steelhead?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/chagrin-vs-rocky-river-for-steelhead): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: Chagrin vs Rocky River — which is better for steelhead? - [How clear does water need to be for steelhead fishing?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/how-clear-does-water-need-to-be-for-steelhead): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: How clear does water need to be for steelhead fishing? - [How many steelhead does Ohio stock each year?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/how-many-steelhead-does-ohio-stock-each-year): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: How many steelhead does Ohio stock each year? - [How many steelhead rivers are there in the Great Lakes?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/how-many-steelhead-rivers-are-there-in-the-great-lakes): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: How many steelhead rivers are there in the Great Lakes? - [How do I read a USGS gauge to know if a river is fishable?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/how-to-read-a-gauge-for-fishing): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: How do I read a USGS gauge to know if a river is fishable? - [Is Steelhead Alley worth fishing in June, July, and August?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/is-steelhead-alley-worth-fishing-in-summer): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: Is Steelhead Alley worth fishing in June, July, and August? - [Is the Chagrin River fishable right now?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/is-the-chagrin-fishable): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: Is the Chagrin River fishable right now? - [Should I use spinning gear or a float setup for steelhead?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/spinning-vs-float-fishing-for-steelhead): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: Should I use spinning gear or a float setup for steelhead? - [What is the optimal flow for steelhead fishing?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/what-is-optimal-flow-for-steelhead): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What is the optimal flow for steelhead fishing? - [What is the Castalia Blue Hole?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/what-is-the-castalia-blue-hole): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What is the Castalia Blue Hole? - [What is the Little Manistee strain of steelhead?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/what-is-the-little-manistee-strain-of-steelhead): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What is the Little Manistee strain of steelhead? - [What river conditions matter for summer fishing?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/what-river-conditions-matter-for-summer-fishing): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What river conditions matter for summer fishing? - [What rivers are in Steelhead Alley?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/what-rivers-are-in-steelhead-alley): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What rivers are in Steelhead Alley? - [What should I do when steelhead rivers are blown out?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/what-to-do-when-steelhead-rivers-are-blown-out): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What should I do when steelhead rivers are blown out? - [What should I fish for after steelhead season?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/what-to-fish-for-after-steelhead-season): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: What should I fish for after steelhead season? - [When does steelhead season start in the Great Lakes?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/when-does-steelhead-season-start): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: When does steelhead season start in the Great Lakes? - [When does steelhead season start in New York?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/when-does-steelhead-season-start-in-new-york): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: When does steelhead season start in New York? - [When does steelhead season start in Ohio?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/when-does-steelhead-season-start-in-ohio): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: When does steelhead season start in Ohio? - [When does steelhead season start in Pennsylvania?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/when-does-steelhead-season-start-in-pennsylvania): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: When does steelhead season start in Pennsylvania? - [Where do Ohio steelhead come from?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/where-do-ohio-steelhead-come-from): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: Where do Ohio steelhead come from? - [Where can I fish for smallmouth bass on Steelhead Alley in summer?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/where-to-fish-for-smallmouth-on-steelhead-alley-in-summer): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: Where can I fish for smallmouth bass on Steelhead Alley in summer? - [Why are Ohio steelhead stocked instead of naturally reproducing?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers/why-are-ohio-steelhead-stocked): Authoritative Steelhead Almanac answer to the question: Why are Ohio steelhead stocked instead of naturally reproducing? ## Guides - [Before You Go](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/before-you-go): Licensing, gear checks, and essential preparation before hitting Steelhead Alley. - [Float Fishing](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/float-fishing): A comprehensive guide to float fishing rigs, drifts, and bait presentation. - [River Breakdowns](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/river-breakdowns): Navigating access points, characteristics, and flow expectations for Alley tributaries. - [Seasonal Playbook](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/seasonal-playbook): Year-round tactics, depth targets, species transitions, and seasonal fishing opportunities across Steelhead Alley. - [Nymphing](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/nymphing): Indicator and high-stick nymphing techniques for cold-water steelhead. - [Spinners & Spoons](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/spinners-and-spoons): Hardware guide for casting lures, selecting colors, and managing retrieval speeds. - [Center Pin](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/center-pin): The ultimate guide to centerpin reels, line control, and executing frictionless drifts. - [Swinging Flies](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/swinging-flies): Traditional wet fly swing tactics, presentations, and hook-setting angles. - [Spey & Two-Hand](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/spey-and-two-hand): Casting setups, rod actions, Skagit and Scandi lines, and tips for larger tributaries. - [Fly Tying](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/fly-tying): Recipes and tying instructions for the top regional egg patterns, nymphs, and streamers. - [Wading Safety](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/wading-safety): Wading staffs, belts, traction tips, and crossing rules for fast-flowing waters. - [Photography](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/photography): Handling fish responsibly while capturing high-quality photos on the water. - [Conservation](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide/conservation): Catch-and-release best practices, spawning protections, and preserving wild resources. ## Smallmouth Authority Guides - [Best Lake Erie Tributaries for Smallmouth Bass](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/best-lake-erie-tributaries-for-smallmouth-bass): Best Lake Erie Tributaries for Smallmouth Bass: An evidence-based Lake Erie tributary shortlist for smallmouth bass, separated from the live warm-water Index and grounded in agency access and migration guidance. - [Best Smallmouth Lures for Rocky Rivers](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/best-smallmouth-lures-for-rocky-rivers): Best Smallmouth Lures for Rocky Rivers: A current-and-clarity decision guide to tubes, minnows, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, finesse rigs, and flies for smallmouth in rocky rivers. ## Biology and Forage Pillars - [How We Source Steelhead Alley Biology: The Tier Hierarchy and Source-Status Labels](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/source-discipline-and-tier-hierarchy): How We Source Steelhead Alley Biology: The Tier Hierarchy and Source-Status Labels: The canonical SteelHead Addiction reference for how every biology pillar on this site gets sourced. We rank sources Tier 1 (state/federal/multi-agency) through Tier 5 (angler tradition) and label every quantitative claim with explicit source-status -- source-backed, source-requir… - [Aquatic Insect Life Cycles: What Exactly Is a Hatch?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/aquatic-insect-lifecycle-what-is-a-hatch): Aquatic Insect Life Cycles: What Exactly Is a Hatch?: A working glossary for the fly fishing vocabulary every steelhead and trout angler hears -- hatch, emerger, dun, spinner, nymph, larva, pupa, chironomid, stonefly, mayfly, caddis. Four insect orders matter, and they each play by different lifecycle rules. Here is the source-ancho… - [Steelhead Life Cycle: From Egg to Lake Erie Tributary Run](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/steelhead-lifecycle): Steelhead Life Cycle: From Egg to Lake Erie Tributary Run: The flagship Lake Erie steelhead biology pillar -- egg, alevin, fry, parr, smolt, adult lake stage, spawning run, and kelt. Source-anchored to the GLFC 2004 Coldwater Task Group diet study (Tier 1) for the adult lake-stage forage anchor, to PFBC + NYSDEC (Tier 1) for tributary fi… - [Inland Trout Near Steelhead Alley: When Steelhead Are Out, What's In?](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/inland-trout-near-steelhead-alley): Inland Trout Near Steelhead Alley: When Steelhead Are Out, What's In?: The opening pillar of SHA inland-trout vertical -- the conceptual + categorical frame, NOT a destination guide. Three inland trout species (brown, brook, stocked rainbow) across three managed-fishery contexts (PA Class A wild trout streams per PFBC Tier 1, NY 5-category Trout Str… - [Inland Trout vs Steelhead: What Changes When You Step Off the Alley](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/inland-trout-vs-steelhead): Inland Trout vs Steelhead: What Changes When You Step Off the Alley: An audience-translation pillar for the steelhead angler who is starting to chase resident brown and brook trout in the off-season. Same species family in some cases (Oncorhynchus mykiss covers both steelhead and stocked rainbow), completely different life history. This article ma… - [PA Class A Wild Trout Fundamentals: What the Designation Actually Means](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/pa-class-a-wild-trout-fundamentals): PA Class A Wild Trout Fundamentals: What the Designation Actually Means: The categorical Pennsylvania Class A wild trout streams primer for the SHA inland-trout reader. What Class A is, what biomass thresholds qualify a stream (40 kg/ha brown trout or 30 kg/ha brook trout per Tier 1 PA Bulletin Vol 55 No 10), how PFBC measures it, the wild vs stocked… - [Brown Trout Stocking Across PA, NY, and OH: How the Three State Programs Differ](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/brown-trout-stocking-pa-ny-oh): Brown Trout Stocking Across PA, NY, and OH: How the Three State Programs Differ: A categorical comparison of how Pennsylvania (PFBC), New York (NYSDEC), and Ohio (ODNR) approach brown trout stocking for the SHA inland-trout reader. Differences in program scale (PA largest, NY substantial, OH smallest), stocking cadence + season + catchable size, water-type ta… - [Brown Trout Life Cycle: From Pennsylvania Limestone to Lake Erie Tributary](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/brown-trout-lifecycle): Brown Trout Life Cycle: From Pennsylvania Limestone to Lake Erie Tributary: The inland trout vertical anchor for SHA -- brown trout (Salmo trutta), the European-native predator introduced to North America in the late 1800s. Three distinct fisheries inside one species: PA Class A wild limestone + freestone streams (40 kg/ha biomass per PFBC Tier 1), NY 5-… - [Brook Trout Life Cycle: The Native Char of Eastern US Headwaters](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/brook-trout-lifecycle): Brook Trout Life Cycle: The Native Char of Eastern US Headwaters: The conservation-first lifecycle pillar for Salvelinus fontinalis -- the ONLY trout native to Eastern US headwaters and technically a char, not a true trout. Source-anchored to EBTJV (Tier 1) for the - [Emerald Shiner Life Cycle: The Primary Lake Erie Steelhead Forage](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/emerald-shiner-lifecycle): Emerald Shiner Life Cycle: The Primary Lake Erie Steelhead Forage: Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) is THE Lake Erie steelhead forage anchor -- 47.7% frequency-of-occurrence and 57.71% dry-weight biomass in West Central Basin steelhead stomachs per the GLFC 2004 Coldwater Task Group diet study. This pillar walks egg to adult, ties each lif… - [Round Goby Life Cycle: The Lake Erie Invader's Biology](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/round-goby-lifecycle): Round Goby Life Cycle: The Lake Erie Invader's Biology: A source-anchored lifecycle profile of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) -- the Eurasian benthic baitfish that arrived in Lake Erie in 1993 and rewired the smallmouth bass diet. Egg, larva, juvenile, adult: what each stage looks like, what triggers it, how big it gets, and how… - [Rainbow Smelt Life Cycle: Lake Erie's Secondary Steelhead Forage](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/rainbow-smelt-lifecycle): Rainbow Smelt Life Cycle: Lake Erie's Secondary Steelhead Forage: Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is the second-most documented baitfish in the Lake Erie steelhead diet -- roughly 24% biomass per the GLFC 2004 Coldwater Task Group study, behind only emerald shiner. Smelt are introduced (1912 Crystal Lake Michigan; established Lake Erie by 1935),… - [White Sucker Life Cycle: The Spring Spawn That Drives Egg Patterns](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/white-sucker-lifecycle): White Sucker Life Cycle: The Spring Spawn That Drives Egg Patterns: The white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) is the load-bearing spring spawn run on Steelhead Alley tributaries -- the biological event that the entire egg-pattern angler tradition is built on. This pillar walks the lifecycle source-backed: ~50 deg F thermal trigger, scatter-spawni… - [Crayfish Life Cycle: The Original Lake Erie Smallmouth Forage](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/crayfish-lifecycle): Crayfish Life Cycle: The Original Lake Erie Smallmouth Forage: Crayfish (family Cambaridae) were the original Lake Erie smallmouth bass diet anchor -- approximately 50% of the smallmouth diet before the round goby invasion of the early 1990s rewrote the food web. Per NYSDEC 2024 (Tier 1, late-summer Eastern Basin n=25), crayfish still occur… - [Sculpin Life Cycle: The Native Benthic Baitfish Behind Every Sculpin Streamer](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/sculpin-lifecycle): Sculpin Life Cycle: The Native Benthic Baitfish Behind Every Sculpin Streamer: Sculpin (family Cottidae, with mottled sculpin Cottus bairdii as the dominant Great Lakes representative) is a native benthic cold-water baitfish that lives under cobble in swift cold streams. Sculpin-pattern streamers are foundational fly-tying vocabulary across cold-water trout… - [Spottail Shiner Life Cycle: The Historical Walleye Forage](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/spottail-shiner-lifecycle): Spottail Shiner Life Cycle: The Historical Walleye Forage: Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) is the historical Lake Erie walleye forage anchor -- USGS 1959/1960 year-class studies documented walleyes feeding heavily on yearling spottail + emerald shiners in spring and summer. In modern multi-agency GLFC Forage Task Group monitoring, s… - [Alewife Life Cycle: The Lake Erie Forage That Isn't](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/alewife-lifecycle): Alewife Life Cycle: The Lake Erie Forage That Isn't: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is the iconic Great Lakes baitfish in upper-lake salmonid literature -- but in Lake Erie, the GLFC 2004 Coldwater Task Group steelhead diet study reached a direct conclusion: "Conspicuous was the lack of alewife in steelhead diets." This pillar walk… - [Gizzard Shad Life Cycle: The Walleye and Smallmouth Forage Engine](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/gizzard-shad-lifecycle): Gizzard Shad Life Cycle: The Walleye and Smallmouth Forage Engine: Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) is a Clupeidae forage anchor for Lake Erie walleye and smallmouth bass -- the GLFC Forage Task Group March 2016 report documented 2015 adult walleye diets at over 84% gizzard shad by dry weight and age-0 gizzard shad at 34% of smallmouth bass +… - [Salmonid Eggs and Fry: The Forage Category Behind Every Egg Pattern](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/salmonid-eggs-fry-lifecycle): Salmonid Eggs and Fry: The Forage Category Behind Every Egg Pattern: Salmonid eggs and fry -- steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brown trout (Salmo trutta), and Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) eggs, alevins, and out-migrating fry -- is the FORAGE CATEGORY anchor for the egg-pattern fly fishing tradition on Steelhead Alley. Distinct from the steel… - [Steelhead Alley Forage Briefing: What Lake Erie Predators Actually Eat](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/steelhead-alley-forage-briefing): Steelhead Alley Forage Briefing: What Lake Erie Predators Actually Eat: A source-cited briefing on Lake Erie predator diets: emerald shiner is 47.7% of West Central steelhead stomachs by frequency and 57.71% by biomass per GLFC 2004, but shiner abundance is at decade lows. Smallmouth bass diet shifted from crayfish-centric (53.5% historical occurrenc… - [The Goby Takeover: How Lake Erie's Smallmouth Diet Flipped From 53.5% Crayfish to 64% Round Goby](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/lake-erie-goby-takeover): The Goby Takeover: How Lake Erie's Smallmouth Diet Flipped From 53.5% Crayfish to 64% Round Goby: Round goby invaded Lake Erie in 1993. Within a decade, smallmouth bass diet flipped from 53.5% crayfish occurrence (historical pre-invasion) to 73.3% goby (post-invasion historical) and 75% goby share of fish prey in first-year smallmouth during 1999-2001 per Steinhart et al. The… - [Steelhead Alley Summer Biology: Life Cycles, Coldwater Refuges, and Angler Intel](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles/steelhead-alley-summer-biology): Steelhead Alley Summer Biology: Life Cycles, Coldwater Refuges, and Angler Intel: A biologist's guide to the life cycles, migrations, and temperature triggers of Steelhead Alley's summer species (Smallmouth Bass, Carp, Catfish, and Drum), and where they go when the cold winter steelhead season returns. ## Entity Reference Pages - [Alewife / Alosa pseudoharengus](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/alewife): Alewife / Alosa pseudoharengus reference: Quick-reference entity card for Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) -- introduced Great Lakes clupeid pelagic baitfish. Identity, Lake Erie biology, 2025 West Basin die-off context, and the load-bearing structural caveat: per the GLFC 2004 Coldwater Task Group study, "Conspicuous was… - [Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/brook-trout): Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) reference: Quick-reference entity card for brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) -- the only trout NATIVE to Eastern US headwaters, a char (not a true trout), the SHA pilot most cold-sensitive predator, occupying less than 30% of historic range per the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, and t… - [Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/brown-trout): Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) reference: Quick-reference entity card for brown trout (Salmo trutta) -- the marquee inland coldwater predator across PA + NY + OH, an introduced and USFWS-injurious-listed species, the 25-30 cm ontogenetic shift to piscivory per Jensen et al. 2012, the 68/76 deg F thermal envelope, and the… - [Emerald Shiner / Notropis atherinoides](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/emerald-shiner): Emerald Shiner / Notropis atherinoides reference: Quick-reference entity card for emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides), the Lake Erie steelhead primary baitfish at 47.7% diet frequency per GLFC 2004. Identity, biology, size-at-age classes, current decade-low population status, and the source-disciplined separation between sour… - [Gizzard Shad / Dorosoma cepedianum](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/gizzard-shad): Gizzard Shad / Dorosoma cepedianum reference: Quick-reference entity card for Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) -- a cryptogenic Lake Erie clupeid and the dominant 2015 adult walleye diet item (over 84% by dry weight). Steelhead/trout INTENTIONALLY EXCLUDED from target species per the GLFC 2004 absence + structural gape-mis… - [Hexagenia / Burrowing Mayfly](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/hexagenia): Hexagenia / Burrowing Mayfly reference: Quick-reference entity card for Hexagenia (Ephemeridae) -- the doppler-radar-visible Lake Erie burrowing mayfly. Identity, biology, peak emergence window, thermal trigger, the 84% 2015-2019 decline, and the load-bearing structural caveat: Hex is an open-water lake hatch, not a st… - [Midges (Chironomidae)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/midges): Midges (Chironomidae) reference: Quick-reference entity card for midges (family Chironomidae, order Diptera) -- the most widespread aquatic insect family on the planet, the winter-window hatch that fills the gap between mayfly emergence cycles, and the load-bearing source-discipline caveat: family-level presence… - [Rainbow Smelt / Osmerus mordax](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/rainbow-smelt): Rainbow Smelt / Osmerus mordax reference: Quick-reference entity card for Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) -- one of the two principal Lake Erie steelhead baitfish per the GLFC 2004 Coldwater Task Group diet study. ~24% biomass in West Central Basin steelhead diet; smelt + shiners combined occurred in 82-91% of stomachs. 2… - [Round Goby / Neogobius melanostomus](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/round-goby): Round Goby / Neogobius melanostomus reference: Quick-reference entity card for round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), the dominant invasive benthic baitfish in Lake Erie. Identity, biology, the 1993 invasion timeline, and the strongest predator-diet anchor in the SHA forage set: Lake Erie smallmouth bass at 73.3% post-invasion… - [Sculpin (Cottidae)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/sculpin): Sculpin (Cottidae) reference: Quick-reference entity card for sculpin (family Cottidae) -- the native cold-water bottom-dweller behind the entire sculpin-pattern streamer tradition. Identity, biology, habitat, the goby-displacement context from USGS NAS, and the load-bearing honest gap: Lake-Erie-specific qua… - [White Sucker / Catostomus commersonii](https://steelheadalmanac.com/forage/white-sucker): White Sucker / Catostomus commersonii reference: Quick-reference entity card for White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) -- the spring egg-drop tradition behind the Sucker Spawn fly pattern. Ohio April-early May + Pennsylvania early May-early June spawning; ~50 deg F thermal trigger; family-level Cattaraugus nursery use confirmed… ## River Conditions Pages - [Ashtabula River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/ashtabula-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Ashtabula River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Black River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/black-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Black River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Black River (Watertown)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/black-river-watertown): Live conditions and fishing context for Black River (Watertown), including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Brandy Run](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/brandy-run): Live conditions and fishing context for Brandy Run, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Buffalo Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/buffalo-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Buffalo Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Canadaway Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/canadaway-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Canadaway Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Cattaraugus Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/cattaraugus-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Cattaraugus Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Cazenovia Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/cazenovia-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Cazenovia Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Chagrin River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/chagrin-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Chagrin River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Chautauqua Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/chautauqua-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Chautauqua Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Conneaut Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/conneaut-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Conneaut Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Crooked Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/crooked-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Crooked Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Cuyahoga River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/cuyahoga-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Cuyahoga River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Eighteen Mile Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/eighteen-mile-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Eighteen Mile Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/eighteenmile-creek-niagara): Live conditions and fishing context for Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara), including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Elk Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/elk-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Elk Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Euclid Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/euclid-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Euclid Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Genesee River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/genesee-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Genesee River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Grand River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/grand-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Grand River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Huron River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/huron-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Huron River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Irondequoit Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/irondequoit-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Irondequoit Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Johnson Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/johnson-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Johnson Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Oak Orchard Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/oak-orchard-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Oak Orchard Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Rocky River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/rocky-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Rocky River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Salmon River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/salmon-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Salmon River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Sandy Creek (Adams)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/sandy-creek-adams): Live conditions and fishing context for Sandy Creek (Adams), including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Sandy Creek (Hamlin)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/sandy-creek-hamlin): Live conditions and fishing context for Sandy Creek (Hamlin), including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Silver Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/silver-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Silver Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Twenty Mile Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/twenty-mile-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Twenty Mile Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Vermilion River](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/vermilion-river): Live conditions and fishing context for Vermilion River, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. - [Walnut Creek](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers/walnut-creek): Live conditions and fishing context for Walnut Creek, including flow, clarity, temperature, weather, and current recommendations. ## Species Profiles - [Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/steelhead): Species profile for Steelhead, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/smallmouth-bass): Species profile for Smallmouth Bass, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Walleye (Sander vitreus)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/walleye): Species profile for Walleye, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/yellow-perch): Species profile for Yellow Perch, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/largemouth-bass): Species profile for Largemouth Bass, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Northern Pike (Esox lucius)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/northern-pike): Species profile for Northern Pike, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/muskellunge): Species profile for Muskellunge, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Crappie (Pomoxis spp. (P. nigromaculatus + P. annularis))](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/crappie): Species profile for Crappie, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/bluegill): Species profile for Bluegill, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/brown-trout): Species profile for Brown Trout, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/rainbow-trout): Species profile for Rainbow Trout, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/chinook-salmon): Species profile for Chinook Salmon, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/coho-salmon): Species profile for Coho Salmon, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/atlantic-salmon): Species profile for Atlantic Salmon, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/freshwater-drum): Species profile for Freshwater Drum, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. - [Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species/lake-sturgeon): Species profile for Lake Sturgeon, covering lifecycle, habitat, diet, seasonal behavior, identification, and local fishing context. ## Public API - [OpenAPI Specification](https://steelheadalmanac.com/openapi.json): OpenAPI schema for every supported public machine-readable fishing endpoint. - [Alley Index](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/alley-index): Regional fishability index with season mode, target species, storm state, outlook, freshness, and attribution metadata. - [Conditions Summary](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/conditions/summary): Region-wide rollup with top picks, watch lists, seasonal context, freshness, and attribution metadata. - [Storm Watch](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/storm-watch): Current regional storm state with affected rivers, alerts, recovery buckets, freshness, and attribution metadata. - [Fishing Window](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/fishing-window?date=today): Date-specific fishing guidance with forecast drivers, confidence, top rivers, season context, and freshness metadata. - [River Detail Template](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/rivers/{slug}): Template for single-river conditions, forecasts, recommendations, freshness, and attribution metadata. - [Chagrin River API Example](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/rivers/chagrin-river): Concrete river-detail response example for the Chagrin River in Ohio. - [Elk Creek API Example](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/rivers/elk-creek): Concrete river-detail response example for Elk Creek in Pennsylvania. - [Salmon River API Example](https://steelheadalmanac.com/api/public/v1/rivers/salmon-river): Concrete river-detail response example for the Salmon River in New York. ## Browse Directories - [Answer Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/answers): Browse every authoritative question-and-answer page published by Steelhead Almanac. - [Guide Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/guide): Browse practical fishing guides covering preparation, techniques, safety, and conservation. - [River Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/rivers): Browse every active Steelhead Alley river and its current condition page. - [Species Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/species): Browse published regional species profiles covering biology, seasons, habitat, and tactics. - [History Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/history): Browse the Steelhead Alley history collection from its canonical directory page. - [Article Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/articles): Browse published editorial articles and source-disciplined regional fishing references. ## Methodology Pages - [Timing Methodology](https://steelheadalmanac.com/timing-methodology): Technical explanation of river fishability indices, timing inputs, and scoring logic. ## Discovery Directory Files - [Full LLM Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/llms-full.txt): Complete reviewed directory of authoritative Steelhead Almanac discovery resources. - [Compact LLM Directory](https://steelheadalmanac.com/llms.txt): Compact selection of the highest-value Steelhead Almanac discovery resources. ## Privacy / Contact - [Privacy Policy](https://steelheadalmanac.com/privacy): Privacy practices for Steelhead Almanac visitors, accounts, analytics, and communications. - 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