Winter Steelhead

Winter is in full effect right now on the Salmon River. The lake effect snow and single digits at night means slush will start being a factor. Here are a few tips to help you be successful. No need to start at first light. Usually the bite doesn’t start til the sun hits the water […]
What’s Going On?

It’s been a while since I have made a post and now that we are in the dog days of summer it’s time to start thinking of fall. Reports on social media show some kings are being caught on the eastern end of Lake Ontario along with a good number on Steelhead and a few Atlantic’s mixed […]
Got Chrome???

What we lacked in salmon this year, the steelhead are making up for it. If you’re on any social media sites for the Salmon River area you will see a lot of the big steelhead being caught this year. I’m book solid thru all of November but a couple of the guides I use have […]
Steelhead Are Here But

There are plenty of steelhead in the river, they just don’t want to bite like we want them too. The water temp is just too warm for them to act like they should. The plus side, there’s a cold front on the way. Just like there are plenty of fish, there are plenty of fisherman […]
Fishing Update

Fishing remains slow and everyone has theories to where the fish are or even if we are going to get a decent return of fish this year. Is it because of the flood in 2010? Low water and lack of eggs at the hatchery in 2011?? The cold winter and colder then normal lake temperatures […]
18 Mile Creek (Burt Dam) Warning Issued over contamination

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new public health assessment from the New York State Department of Health warns people to stay away from the soil and sediment near Eighteen mile Creek in Niagara County. Experts say touching and handling the soil around the creek could harm people’s health. The report also offers a stern message […]