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First week of December and for both shore & boat anglers, very good fishing is still being had in some places!. The Niagara River & the mouth / Bar continue to produce great fishing. Lots of Brown trout & rainbow Trout (Steelhead) in the river. 3 way rigs with roe bags, beads, yarn (egg flies) & streamers doing very well. At the mouth / Bar, lots of Lake trout (now back in open season) Brown Trout , Walleye and even Chinook Salon are being caught. Best presentations are jigging spoons, buck tail jigs and jig with 3.5"-4.5" plastics. 3/4oz -...

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Well their certainly was some very good local fishing to be had this past weekend!Its been a very good stretch lately on the Niagara River. Good numbers of Rainbows, Browns, Bass, Walleye and Salmon are in. The Bar at the river mouth has been a great spot. Bucktail jigs, jigging spoons, and swim baits are top producers. Its a special place when the conditions are right. Port Dalhousie continues to be very good for Brown trout & Steelhead. Over on Lake Erie, we in in the final few days of the Canadian Bass season. Some amazing weights were recorded at...

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Well we're enjoying another nice stretch of early November weather & with that some, some excellent fishing is being had for many species in many locations! For trout, both at the Lower Niagara River & Port Dalhousie, the water is currently flowing "clean" and  anglers are catching lots of Browns currently with some Steelhead being caught. Roe & roe imitations (corkies, beads, yarn) is working well, while some are doing good with plastics minnows & streamers.   For Smallmouth Bass, the Lower Niagara, Upper Niagara & of course all along the Lake Erie shore is producing very good bass now, numbers...

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Fishing is very good now folks! Plenty of very good opportunities if you are able to find a good window of ideal weather conditions, depending on the location & target species. Lots of Brown trout being caught now in the usual places like Jordan, Port Dalhousie Harbour & the lower Niagara River. Some Steelhead (Rainbow Trout) are showing up too. Fresh roe or imitations like yarn or beads are the ticket. Water color currently is good for now.  On Lake Erie the Smallmouth bass fishing is very good. Tube jigs & drop shot always good choices but the blade bait...

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Little fishing report update for those wondering what is going on currently & what can be “expected” in the weeks ahead. The unseasonal warm weather is behind us and we are definitely in “late fall” like patterns now. On Lake Ontario, besides the odd late straggler, the Chinook Salmon run is over. It won’t be unusual to see some Coho’s still in the mix. Steelhead (Rainbow) & Browns are on the moving and are now happening in all the all usual places. They will come & go from now through early spring in the rivers & harbors. The egg bite/pattern...

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