Places to Stay

Harwood Haven Cabin Resort and Camping

Farmersville, NY 14060

Phone: 716-676-3737

Highbanks Campground

Steamburg, NY 14783

Phone: 1-877-764-2267

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Salamanca, NY 14779

Phone: 716-945-7600 or 1-800-HOLIDAY

Holiday Valley Realty & Rental Management

Ellicottville, NY 14731

Phone: 716-699-2000 or 699-3954

Holiday Valley Resort

Photo of Yodeler Lodge at Holiday Valley

Ellicottville, NY 14731

Phone: 716-699-2345

Hotel Westgate

Salamanca, NY 14779

Phone: 1-877-7WESTGATE

Travel Guide

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Top 10 site for Steelhead Fishing

Cattaraugus Creek has been listed in the top 10 sites for Steelhead Fishing (rainbow trout fishing) by 2 outdoor magazines. Steelhead Trout AKA Rainbow trout are very similar to Salmon in both taste and habits. Unlike other areas of the United States, our native Rainbow trout (Steelhead Trout) spend a majority of time in Lake Erie a freshwater lake and spawn in the Cattaraugus Creek and other tributaries.

The following is from the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation's article "Steelhead Fishing in Lake Erie Tributaries"

Lake Erie's tributary streams, both big and small, receive an annual run of migratory rainbow trout called "steelhead." From October through April, thousands of steelhead ascend New York's Lake Erie tributaries on their mission to spawn. Excellent fishing opportunities await any angler who wishes to try their hand at steelhead fishing. Between the acrobatic leaps, long drag-screaming runs and rod quaking head shakes, the fight of an early run steelhead is a truly exhilarating experience.