Dawgs Lower Niagara Adventure 4/22

[dawg]

Took my ice fishing partner to lewiston this weekend for some steelhead action. Upon arrival found out we were getting a bonus of kings and laker's off the bar as well. opened the morning with this brown

 Next  Doug caught his biggest fish ever and first king

 Then I landed this 31" laker before we headed to Devils hole for the steelies

Up in the hole we filled our limit with the following steelies




 Sunday produced 3 laker's out on the bar the smallest was 30" and another limit of steelhead out of devils hole by 11:30 so we ended the day at 12:30 due to the rain and 6 hr drive ahead of us. WHAT A FISHERY THE LOWER NIAGARA IS.

[crowkiller]

those are some nice fish guys

[beerman]

That looks like an awesome trip.  Great fish!!

[bigredfishing]

nice trip and great fish!  Were you guided?  If so who was your guide?

[Hood]

Thats awesome dawg...I did that trip with my dad a couple times in february and we got up to devils....its was a bit hairy but we caught a lot of fish, steelies, lakers, and browns.....

[devil-man]

Definitely a cool trip and you were well rewarded!
Try hiking down to the hole sometime! 

[dawg]

bigredfishing the trip was guided by Capt John Delorenzo. on Saturday we fished with a Capt Phil who sometimes works for Capt John on Sunday though we were blessed with Capt John himself. I have done this trip now for 5-6 years with similar success every time. As for climbing down the banks to fish from shore
devilman no thanks at the hole or artpark.hood you get used to the whirlpools and rapids after awhile I would never attempt to take my own boat out there those guides the 10-12 of them that charter all winter long keep each other informed on the bite and where the fish are and make the difference between a 1 or 2 fish day and limiting out for 2-3 men both days.Some of the info I have experienced from these guys that makes all the difference is the bite may be on a chartreuse sack but it may need 1 pink float and other times it may need a chartreuse float they are defiantly on where the fish are and what they are hitting

[Hood]

yeah dawg its just like you said, we were hopping around from bite to bite as our guide (jeff tedesco, I think now retired) was in constant contact with the other guys...the whirlpools DID take some gettin used to but it was well worth it.

[Fishingking]

Awesome Trout Someday I'll have to make it out there for fishing

[Deposit]

WOW nice trout!!!

[BAZOOKAJOE]

That sounds like an awesomet trip!!  Impressive fish!! 

[pondpro]

nice fish

[tip-uptwo]

The fishing on the Niagara is always supreme.Got into some really big bows and browns last year bottom bouncing pink worms.Great to hear you got into a few dandys

Here is Aaron Shirley from a local board with a huge Niagara brown..