![]() Launch your boat at the Wayne County Park west of Newark on Route 31. Widewaters will have open water by mid-week. In Ontario, Grantley’s Bait at 1864 Route 104 Ontario, NY. The signs are on East Port Bay Road at the junction of Brown Road. On Port Bay Jarvis Bait shop is open on Brown Road. It must be worn.īait for ice fishing is available on the south end of Sodus at Davenports and Bay Bridge Sport Shop. That means it cannot be laying around your boat. When you launch your boat… remember from November 1st until May 1st New York’s law requires you to wear your PFD. They tend to congregate based on size, so if your catching small fish move to find the “Thumpers.” They are also schooling off the points in Port Bay. All the docks are out so it’s a different situation when launching. Fish in pairs for safety and be careful with the ramps. Number two good news…you can launch your boat and go after the perch and pike. With temps soaring to 60 degrees tomorrow all the bays will have open water. The bad news is there is no safe ice anywhere…even the smaller ponds. Number one good news is the perch are still in the bays, especially Sodus Bay. We have two “good news” and one “bad news” for the bays. Three fish in combination and not to include more than one Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and One Brown Trout. Current is fast so use some of your heavier terminal gear.Įgg sacs are still the best choice or use anything bright. The steelhead are hitting on both sides of Lake Road. There is a new website at to find out all the details on this event that is truly for the birds.Īction on the streams has been better with Maxwell having an excellent flow. Another big event this weekend is the Birds on the Niagara Festival that will run from Friday through Monday. Remember that you must abide by the regulations for the body of water you intend to fish. Just a reminder that this weekend is also the first Free Fishing Weekend of the year in New York, both Saturday and Sunday. Adjust the color of your jig to the water clarity. Feather jigs have been the best for Vogt this winter. He has been getting away from eggs more with each outing. The Burt had some really nice color last week, but the big rain blew it out for the weekend. For him, trout fishing has been exceptional this winter. Matt Vogt of Newfane has been hitting 18 Mile Creek and picking up some steelhead and brown trout. Matt Vogt of Newfane caught this steelhead in 18 Mile Creek near Burt Dam.ĭrabczyk did note that many of the shore fishing guys who like to target the river have been heading to area tributaries for trout after last week’s rain. Ryan Shea of Brookdog Fishing Company while fishing the lower river this week. Jordan DiVirgilio of North Tonawanda caught this lake trout while fishing with Capt. With more high winds in the forecast today and rain on Thursday, the Niagara Falls Convention Center may be your best bet for the next four days. Things were starting to clear up on Monday, but a slight wind muddied the water again. He also completed the river trout trilogy by catching a steelhead and lake trout in Devil’s Hole on a MagLip plug to help salvage the day. That didn’t work out due to the conditions, but they did manage to find a small area of clear water on the Niagara Bar and Durrant reeled in a personal best brown trout on a minnow. Frank Campbell of Lewiston had a writer in town, Spencer Durrant of Wyoming, who wanted to try some fly fishing. With the wind and rain in the forecast, you are better off attending the Fishing Expo in Niagara Falls. Add Kwikfish to the list of options for boaters. Lisa Drabczyk with Creek Road Bait and Tackle reports a few anglers are catching trout from shore along Artpark using jigs, beads, and spinners, but you must work for them. They managed to catch steelhead and walleye – pink egg sacs for steelhead on Artpark and large Emerald shiners for walleyes. Chris Cinelli of Grand Island decided to give it a go yesterday with Gary Laidman and Steve Haak, both of South Wales, in the lower Niagara River yesterday. Chris Cinelli.ĭespite the marginal conditions, Capt. Steve Haak of South Wales caught this steelhead in the lower river fishing with Capt. Gary Laidman of South Wales caught this big walleye fishing with Capt. ![]() There is still plenty of time to take advantage of over 200 seminars that go hand in hand with the price of admission. It starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday. The Greater Niagara Fishing and Outdoor Expo is finally here, a pure fishing trade show at the Niagara Falls Convention Center. ![]() Spencer Durrant of Wyoming completed his lower river “trout trilogy”. ![]()
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