Archive : Lake Ontario

The combination of melting snow and weekend rain raised water levels in our tributaries.  An additional 5″ to 7″ of snow that fell Sunday will eventually add more fresh water to creeks and rivers.  Couple our existing snow pack and gradual warming temperatures, and our tributaries will...

Our slight warming trend got the best of me.  All that snow melt running into our creeks was too much temptation.  When Monday’s temperature pushed above forty degrees, I knew that I had to find a way to get to get on the water.  I wasn’t as concerned about the WNY Flood Watch, as I was...

The mini-heat wave that we enjoyed around New Year’s is a distant memory.  Colder, winter weather is here to stay.  Our ten day forecast calls for a high of 26 degrees.  Even with dropping temperatures, fish will bite.  Opting to ward off pre-cabin fever, I went to the water to swing streamers...

These past few weeks life has gotten in the way of fishing.  A busy Christmas season, coupled with home projects kept me off the water.  I finally managed to paint our nursery and playroom, in anticipation of our second baby.  As a reward, I reasoned that it was time to drop the paint brush and grab...

The mild thaw this weekend made for comfortable air temperatures.  The surge in warmth melted plenty of snow, adding water to our creeks.  It was a perfect break in the weather and prime time to go fishing.  Indeed, air temperatures in the forties seemed almost balmy, especially without wind.  Any...

Our calendar displays Fall giving way to the Winter Solstice on December 21.  Local anglers know that in reality, Winter roared in like a lion this past week.  Many counties along Lake Ontario received anywhere from 25″ to 40″ of snow in a few day span.  This morning, the temperature...

Over the past week I’ve enjoyed stellar tributary fishing for spawning browns and greedy steelhead.  It has been sight fishing, targeting fish in water less than 4′.  I’m using my 7 weight JP Ross Switch Rod, matched w/ a lime green RIO WF Steelhead Line.  I fish a basic 10′...

Each Fall there is a tipping point when our tributary fish key in on eggs.  That time is now!  Salmon have been spawning the past month and with their size and numbers, they deposit millions of eggs.  Browns recently invaded gravel zones and they are starting to drop eggs.  Stretches of water with...

Water levels have remained unusually low this Fall.  This is especially evident in smaller tributaries of Lake Ontario.  Despite this, chinook, coho and atlantic salmon all made their way upward.  Several friends managed to catch their first atlantic salmon – hooray!  It’s great to see...

Now that our leaves are turning, angler’s thoughts turn to chasing salmon.  As the calendar rolls into mid-October, it is prime time to target salmon, staging brown trout and greedy steelhead.  That is, on tributaries with a decent flow of water. Like most anglers, I was thrilled with the constant...