Jan 5, 2020

Fishing quality went south at mid-week as windy weather riled Niagara River waters. River waters are still a bit turbid with a green-brown coloration, but improving. With lighter winds in the forecast, the river is a top trout option for the weekend. When conditions have permitted, boat anglers have seen decent to good trout fishing. The upper drifts have produced primarily catches of steelhead with some brown trout mixed in. Brown trout were more common closer to the mouth and on the Niagara Bar. Controlled drifting with three-way rigs with live shiners, egg sacs or trout beads has worked well. Shore anglers in the gorge are catching decent numbers of steelhead. All angler access (platform, stairs to shoreline, parking lot) at the NYPA Power Vista are closed for the winter season as of Dec.1.

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