Mid-september is Steelhead fishing season:
The steelhead begin to school in the lake off the creek mouths about mid-September. The fish will enter the creeks any time thereafter, if the flow of the creeks is adequate. The number of fish in the creek, particularly in the fall, is heavily dependent on the amount of rain the region receives. If the fall is dry, the fish will get only a short distance up the larger creeks, and may not enter the smaller creeks at all. As a result, in a dry year most of the fishing for steelhead will be right at the mouths of the creeks, in the lake at the creek mouths, or in the holes that are a short distance up the in the larger creeks. Erie has a beautiful fall. With the often fine weather and the fish concentrated at the mouths, the fishing pressure can be intense. Venture to the mouth of Elk or Walnut Creek on a warm weekend day in mid-October you will be greeted by hundreds of anglers trying their luck for steelhead.
Steelhead in the fall are usually the most energetic and exciting. The fish are generally "fresh" from the lake, and have a brilliant silver appearance. The water is still warm, and the fish are aggressive fighters
Presque Isle State Park, Numerous local wineries, Niagara Falls is 1.5 hours by car, Close access to the lake and a public beach close-by for smaller children - with a playground, the North East Marina is 1.2 miles away, fishing charters close-by, Cherry Festival, Wine Festival, Weekend concerts in the vineyards.