Upper Niagara River, NY Fishing Report

4.5 Rating based on 2 Reviews

2008 First Outing For Northern Pike!

Wow. Fantastic! Went out on a charter boat (THE BEST - LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT A GOOD LEAD!) Anyway, started out fishing for Steelhead with pink egg sacks -- caught some real fighters! One jumped out of the water 6 times.... Then drifted for Northern.... Caught my first two on one pass..... (drifting) Incredibly AWESOME day! Caught the Northerns on the tried and true: my bait of choice: chubs. All's I know is I lost count of how many NOrtherns I caught!!! YAHOO....

Although it's not bass season here yet, Trophy bass is limited to 1 per day per person... caught a BEAUTIFUL largemouth - could have kept her (over 21" for trophy), but threw her back in to get even bigger/

The Niagara River was absolutley TEAMING with fish today: Perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass, my beloved NOrtherns, panfish, bullhead, etc. Western New York is THE ultimate fishing destination my friends!

Although I didn't catch Nessie (the ever elusive HUGE Northern I have hooked into a few times the last year or so), I had an ABSOLUTE ball..... Nessie's days acomin'......

  • Added By: farawayeyes44 on 05/13/08 05:56 PM
  • Location: Upper Niagara River, NY
  • Report Date: 5/12/2008
  • # of Hotspots: 3
  • # of Photos: 4
  • # of Fish Caught: 60
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Upper Niagara River Catch

  • # of Fish Caught: 20
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Type of Fish: Largemouth Bass
  • Fish Length (Avg): 18 inches
  • Fish Length (Max): 22 inches
  • Fish Weight (Max): 4 lbs. 15 oz.
  • Bait Type: Live Baits Check Prices
  • Bait Details: Chub

Upper NIagara Catch

  • # of Fish Caught: 20
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Type of Fish: Steelhead
  • Fish Length (Avg): 16 inches
  • Fish Length (Max): 18 inches
  • Fish Weight (Avg): 7 lbs. 15 oz.
  • Fish Weight (Max): 10 lbs. 4 oz.
  • Bait Type: Live Baits Check Prices
  • Bait Details: Pink egg sacs

Love my Northerns Catch

  • # of Fish Caught: 20
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Type of Fish: Northern Pike
  • Fish Length (Avg): 25 inches
  • Fish Length (Max): 32 inches
  • Fish Weight (Avg): 7 lbs. 15 oz.
  • Fish Weight (Max): 12 lbs. 15 oz.
  • Bait Type: Live Baits Check Prices
  • Bait Details: Tried and true chubs

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