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      So as the dog days of summer roll into mid August the transition begins into what has become known as the "staging" period.  What that means is the large mature Salmon begin to migrate back to their Port (or tributary ) to where they either were stocked or hatched in the wild. They do this in preparation of running back up in the rivers/harbours to go through the spawning cycle.  As such, we see the physical changes happening as they take on darker appearances & their bodies toughen up.  The staging aspect is the period of time where...

As summer continues, does the great fishing action! On Lake Ontario there has been a big improvement on the number of Salmon & trout being caught lately. Locally from Grimsby to St Catharines, in 150 FOW - 220 FOW it has been very good of late. Good numbers of Chinook Salmon are being caught down 70-100 feet. Spoons, flasher/flies & herring (meat) rigs are working well. There are also many Rainbow Trout & Coho Salmon being caught higher up. Small & medium size spoons working best.     Over on Lake Erie the amazing Walleye fishing continues! Quick limits of...

Well what can se say, we're in the middle of summer, and the fishing & weather is pretty good!   Lake Ontario has seen a bunch of 30lb+ Salmon entered in the Great Ontario Salmon Derby   Shane Samms is now the current over all leader with 35.10 lbs! Good fishing is being had all over the lake currently. The trend seems to be to fish a little deeper lately, like 120-180 FOW. Of course this changes often.  Spoons, flashers flies & herring are all working well.   Over on Lake Erie, we really are experiencing something special out there...

Lake Erie Walleye is just simply great right now across the lake at every port. There are schools of Walleye from the mouth of the Niagara River to Long Point & of course further west. It can vary a little but 30-40 FOW seems to be very consistent. There are fish coming from deeper water too. Presentations can vary too. We suggest using what you are most comfortable with. Crankbaits, spoons & worm harnesses all are performing well. Choose your colors based on the day. (Ex. Generally bright patterns on bright days, dark colors when there's less sunlight) Lake Ontario...

Lets do a little fishing report update for Lake Ontario (as of May 27 2025) Yes the last few weeks have been disappointing & frustrating for us all. We had a pretty good April and things were progressing well. Then came lots of wind from the East / North East which wiped out everything  It cooled the water down & dispersed things to say the least. As well the weather did not allow for many of actually get on the water very much either! Lately catches have been made up primarily of Lake Trout & Coho Salmon. But we are finally...