April 26 2008 Fly Fishing the Niagara River

April 26 2008,

Hiked the river with only my Fly rod and one small box stuffed with different flies that i tied over the winter. The walk down into the Niagara Glen is unreal! Today was my Personal Best day with a Fly rod for steelhead, ended up hooking 22 landing 16! Talk about being at the right place at the right time! :)



Tested out one of the Loop Fly Reels matched with a Gloomis Native run GLX, sweet combo to fish with. The oversized Loop reel really picks up the line in a hurry, perfect for the Big water and strong steelhead of the Niagara River. Roll casting with this outfit worked great. The area i fished had no room for back casting. The longer 11' rod help turn over line, and move fish when needed.



Egg Flies took all my fish,



Water temps are now 44 degrees. Fish are Jumping and fighting like CRAZY once hooked! Several steelhead took me well into the backing during the fight!



If you've never Fly Fished Big water before, You've gotta try it on the Niagara River!


See you on the River,

Paul Castellano
Cast Adventures
1-888-512-8127
http://www.castadventures.ca/