Lake Erie

Cleveland, Ohio

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Great Lakes Steelheading

Lake Superior

Lake Michigan

Lake Huron  heron

Lake Ontario

Stocking and Growth

Steelhead Growth Chart

Years in Lake

Average Length
(Inches)

Average Weight (Pounds)

1

18

2-3

2

25

6-7

3

29

8-11

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Stocking History

Stream

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Total

Chagrin

93,641

111,498

90,156

95,925

95,907

90,017

109,310

89,999

 

776,453

Conneaut

99,910

110,134

75,005

108,024

75,764

74,042

87,334

74,026

 

616,905

Grand

80,548

112,225

90,131

116,151

92,787

93,773

108,116

102,142

 

795,873

Rocky

100,923

106,012

90,110

106,736

93,740

89,781

106,598

114,427

 

808,327

Vermilion

0

0

66,199

117,444

64,093

55,214

80,585

72,703

 

456,238

OH Stocking Total

375,022

439,869

411,601

544,280

422,291

402,827

404,609

453,297

 

3,453,796

Conneaut PA

0

0

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

 

450,000

Total Stocking

375,022

439,869

486,601

619,280

497,291

477,827

479,609

528,297

 

3,903,796

* Note Conneaut PA:  The PA Fish & Boat Commission began stocking Fall run steelhead in 2002 near the Pennsylvania and Ohio border and in the West Branch.  This allowed ODNR to begin a stocking program for the Vermilion River.  The Vermilion stocking was accomplished by slightly reducing stocking numbers on all OH rivers with Conneaut's contribution being the greatest.  The Conneaut Creek combined states stocking receives roughly 150,000 smolts.