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Ashtabula River

What the sources say

“Both waterways are noted for steelhead fishing.”

ODNR Office of Coastal Management, public access guide: Ashtabula and Conneaut · ODNR Coastal (PDF)

River gauge

USGS’s list of active Ohio stream gauges had no Ashtabula River gauge when we checked on November 1, 2026.

Stocking

Steelhead stocked each year, and ODNR’s target in the last column (ODNR table, PDF)
Water202120222023202420252026 Target
Ashtabula River56,68653,31350,03250,95750,10550,000
Headings and numbers exactly as ODNR prints them: Water Area/Location 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Target, Ashtabula River 56,686 53,313 50,032 50,957 50,105 50,000. The last column is a target, not a count.

Where ODNR’s map marks fishing

ODNR, Ashtabula River Steelhead Trout Fishing Map (PDF) labels these places. It is an older map, so treat it as a starting point and confirm access with the park district before you go:

Rules

Selected Ohio fishing-law provisions are quoted on the rules page, with links to the full code sections and license exceptions.

In Ohio, you can only gain access to streams flowing on public property. If you are on private property, including land that streams flow over, you must have landowner permission. (ODNR map (PDF))

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