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Steelhead Biology in Lake Erie |
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June 9, 2008 Clear Fork Chapter, Trout Unlimited Kevin Kayle – Fish Biologist, ODNR Fairport Fisheries Research Unit Fairport Harbor OH Steelhead were first stocked in Lake Erie in the 1880’s, but were introduced into Sandusky Bay, which was completely unsuitable for these fish (too shallow and too warm in the summer). Little was known about the needs of steelhead at that time and these early stockings were a failure. The modern era of stocking salmonids in Ohio began in the early 1970s when Coho and Chinook salmon were stocked in the Rocky and Chagrin Rivers, following successes with salmon stocking in Michigan. However, salmon were never that successful in Lake Erie tributaries (See the Full Article...) |
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