18 Mile always fishes well, the mouth is great if you walk it on the East side of the creek. The first bend always holds fish, I avoid old lake shore bridge, love it above route 20 and spend most of my time there.

I fish the forks, only in cold, bad weather but it holds good numbers of fish.

I may try my float tube in Lake Erie at the mouth of Cattaraugus this year, on the lake side. Will need a sink tip for that though.

I believe that the fish run begins when the water temp on Lake Erie hits about 50 degrees. As the temps drop, the fish move. Add some rain and you are sure to have a healthy run.

I hope this sheds some light on the NY steelhead fall run.