March 24,25,26,27 2008

The River's still rocking!!! Great numbers each trip! Fish have been hitting different baits daily! Roe, kwick fish, yarn flies, rubber eggs......mixing things up and moving around have been the key! Here's a few from the 17 hook ups today:

Check out the Niagara Steelhead taken on the Fly Rod......Well done!

Water above the dams is very clear, today below the dams had 3 feet of green vis perfect!!!Good mix of fresh silver and darker spawner's in the lower river right now.

We landed three loose hens this week! Niagara Rocking right now! Enjoy the early spring bite........

See you on the river,

Cast Adventures

March 20&21 2008

Water really started to turn muddy when i left! less then 2 feet of vis......fishing was tough today but we did find two drifts that hand good numbers of fish. Spent more $$$ then normal running around looking for fish Yesterday the fishing was much easier! Heads up for those parking on the road at Queenston. All the Trucks with trailers got tickets today for parking at the bottom by the ramp............Here are the pics............Pressure on the river was heavy today!Sorry going to hold off on what bait produced best for us today.........OK i'll give you a hint, P___K roe bags LOL

See you on the River,

Cast Adventures

March 17 2008

Rivers super clear and fishing is good!

Biggest trick from the boat lately has been to drive WAY outside of the drift so that you don't spook the school, and always leave your motor off when over the drift/fish.

Example: you catch a fish in a drift, when/if you decide to repeat the same drift again. drive straight out towards the center of the river until you drop off the ledge, then head back up to the top of the drift. I've seen in the past few weeks with the clear water other boats drive back to the top right over the fish, resulting in fewer bites for all of us.......but i never get mad, just move and look for new water.

By avoiding the school of fish all together with the big motor running, we've had several days when you didn't have to leave a drift! Boat traffic can effect the fishing as well. Good to get in on the hot action, but hunting for fresh fish/areas has help big time!Fish have been hitting roe, live minnows, k-wick fish, jigs, yarn flies. We've really started mixing up presentations with the clear water past two days. Good way to get extra bites over the course of the day........

Shore line is starting to break up. Seen guys having a hard time walking close to the river bank. Falling through holes, ice chunks breaking off.......be carefully if you go to the glen!

See you on the River,

Cast Adventures

Sunburns and Good fishing past two days on the Niagara River!

Started later both days and let the sun warm the air before launching the boat. Very good numbers in the past 48 hours.

We found areas would be void of fish or schooled up tight!. Classic running and gunning until we located active fish was the key. Loose rainbow eggs tied in pink,yellow and peach yarn files also produced for us on these trips.

Some of the fish have been really strong! even had two jump in 32.5 degree water! Lots of Silvers around, one still had this nasty little guy still stuck to him when we put the fish in the net,talk about a fresh steelhead........

A few tanks landed in the mix

Experiment with different depths, it can make all the difference inthe world!

See you on the River,

Paul Castellano

Cast Adventures

Winter Fly Fishing and Niagara River Report

Well, were more then half way through the winter season and this will be our first report for 2008. The Fishing in the Niagara Region never stops! The seasons just change and we target different species over the course of the year.

If you enjoy to Fly Fish, or have always wanted to try it, the Niagara River offers some fantastic Fly Fishing opportunities for Steelhead and lake trout! Trout remain very aggressive during the winter months and there is no closed season. In addition, it may be one of the only locations which doesn’t freeze over. The minnow bite on the Niagara River is very good! Stripping streamers and different minnow patterns produces explosive strikes!

Last Week I made a trip to a local river with the Fly rod.

The Smaller river is open year round for fishing. It was on Groundhog Day, the day before the area was hit hard by a snow storm. When I arrived the location was covered by a fresh blanket of ice and snow, making for some beautiful scenery.

Walk and wade Adventures is another way to explore the Niagara gorge and get out of the house for the day. Great alternative to ice fishing!

The River has been stained or muddy for the past month, resulting in many cancellations during January. Fishing the Niagara from the boat this time of year is always an Adventure, here are a few pictures from Saturday February the 9^th 2008.

This young angler landed an incidental out of season Muskie that was quickly released unharmed after a few photos of his catch!

One Bonus walleye,

The Steelhead fishing was good to us and the biggest trout landed was 11lbs.

The best cure for the winter blues is to get out side and enjoy the great outdoors! The best place in Southern Ontario to cure the winter fishing bug is the Niagara River along with a handful of hard fighting Lake trout or Steelhead! Book your Winter Fishing Adventure today!

See you on the river,

Paul Castellano

Cast Adventures

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