River Access

Betty Brown river access - permit is required to access property and private parking is available both at a modest fee.   Details

Betty Brown
445 Fairport Nursery Rd
Painesville, OH 44077-4432
Home Phone: (440) 942-8769
 
Toll Free:(800) 595-1313
   Email: a-team@stratos.net

Lewis Road Bridge
Rocky River

From the Lewis Road Bridge up stream to Water Street in Olmsted Falls is private property. Seek land owners permission if you want to fish this area or stay down stream of the bridge and you are in the Rocky River Metro Parks. On the south side of the bridge do not access the land owners property; you may be surprised by large dogs.

Horton Road Bridge
Conneaut Creek
POSTED

Please do not fish this property without permission.  

The property above, under and  below the Horton Road Bridge is posted.  You can only access and fish this area with the lands owners permission.  The permission is annual and must be renewed the following year.  The signs have information on them to contact the land owner Mike Skufca for permission.  

 

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Informative Links


Ohio Division of Wildlife Fishing Resources 

 

Ohio's division of wild life and fishing information center.  Everything you have questions about can be found here. 
Lake County Metro Parks

Information on the Grand River, Chagrin River and Arcola Creek as well as the Lake County Metro Parks programs.  There is a section on steelhead.
Cleveland Metro Parks
Information on the Rocky River and Cleveland Metro Parks programs.


www.outdoorsohio.com

 

Outdoors Ohio with D’Arcy Egan on the Sports Time Ohio (STO) television network brings fishing and hunting to you.

 

Cleveland Live - Outdoors
Outdoor news from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Recent fishing and hunting information and articles by D'Arcy Egan.
The Steelhead Site Wealth of information on steelhead fishing in the Great Lakes; Great Lakes fishing reports; books; classifieds; guide information and more.

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Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council
 
Wealth of information on Great Lakes Sport fishing; sports shows; club information; A to Z Links; tackle; regulatory issues; environmental information and more
Ohio Fishermen Mark Boyette, an OCBS member has created a non-profit website dedicated to providing the latest in fish catching information with reports, editorial, photos, and much more. Emphasis on Ohio Muskie, Steelhead, and Walleye fishing.  Very nice site.
NE Ohio Weather
Up to the minute weather reports to help plan your next fishing trip.
Western NY Trib Report (Erie)
Weekly fishing report for western NY, Lake Erie Tribs including the Cattagarus Creek.

Conservation

Grand River Partners, Inc. Grand River Partners is a citizen-driven land trust working to protect the Grand River and its tributaries. Their goal is to unite residents, landowners, businesses and communities in the stewardship of the natural resources that make our region a productive, beautiful place to live.
American Rivers American Rivers is a national non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy natural rivers and the variety of life they sustain for people, fish, and wildlife.
Black River Rap Black River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Status Report
Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education The Center leads awareness of and access to information about Great Lakes environmental subjects by promoting learning links for teachers, students and other stakeholders in the international Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin ecosystem.
Chagrin River Watershed Partners The Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. (CRWP),  is a nonprofit organization located in Willoughby, OH. The CRWP will strive to preserve and enhance the scenic and environmental quality of the ecosystem of the Chagrin River and its watershed in a manner that assures a sustainable future for people, plants and animals.
Cuyahoga River RAP Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Status Report
Environmental Information at Earthsystems.org Earthsystems.org is a non-profit  organization expressly dedicated to the advancement of environmental information and education to the world community. They develop, compile, categorize, and deliver environmental education and information resources using leading electronic technologies
NOACA
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating agency is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for five counties of Northeast Ohio, which include Greater Cleveland and the Lorain area.  Its chief functions are to perform long- and short-range transportation planning, transportation-related air quality planning, and areawide water quality management planning, as defined by federal and Ohio mandates.