upper niagra walleye

[specialtee]

I know the season closes in a few days but wanted to know if there are any shore fishing opportunitys from the NY side? I know some are caught in Fort area Ontario but havent heard much about the states side.

[overthelimit]

Ferry might produce a fish or two

[scobar]

I see guys at Ferry st a few times a week, all I've seen caught are lakers around 5#

[specialtee]

thanks

[jimski2]

Squaw Island, accessible at the Railroad Bridge, has good access at the Black Rock Lock. Slow currents hold fish from the faster river flows. Bring a chair and relax at the wall but be prepared for no railings for fall protection.

[Gill-T]

I know the season closes in a few days but wanted to know if there are any shore fishing opportunitys from the NY side? I know some are caught in Fort area Ontario but havent heard much about the states side.

 

Very secretive fishery down there.  Very few take advantage of the species available above and below the peace bridge.  Access is via Ferry St./ Rich Products Way across the canal and park.  The break wall has a 90 degree bend in the seawall which creates an eddy.  During the 80's the eddy was filled with sheaphead, rock bass and silver bass.  Most don't realize the great trout fishery that exist there from now thru April.  Lake Trout up to 15lbs, rainbows, browns and Walleye can be caught in the eddy.  I was down there on Sat. morning fishing for Lakers.  The game is a jig w/gulp or minnow, three-way rigs (3 oz pyramid sinker) with a small spinner/floater harness and minnow, skein under a float, and stickbaits at night for walleyes.  Fish the eddy for trout.  Fish along the wall dragging a stickbait at night or walk the pier upstream towards Buffalo (take a gun or knife) and fish off the wall out in the lake for Walleyes thru June at night.  Typically the fishery is better with ice coverage on Erie as the Emerald Shiners head for the only open water.  However, I did not see any bait on Saturday which has me scratching my head.  The Lakers that were caught were skinny.  Weird year.  With good ice coverage years, top walleyes in the Southtowns tournaments are often caught by shore casters above the Peace Bridge.

[pro-fish-n-c]

Is Artpark a productive area as well? I know there were some walleyes there last year when we were smelting.

[Sean Youngblood]

Is Artpark a productive area as well? I know there were some walleyes there last year when we were smelting.

Artpark is lower River 1 fish over 18" boat anglers are getting a few. We got 2 Saturday.

[specialtee]

Jimski and Gill-T, thanks a bunch... That info helps alot.

[orangediablo]

Gill-T, when you say 'above' the Peace Bridge, I assume you are talking about the river, rather than the lake side?

[Gill-T]

Gill-T, when you say 'above' the Peace Bridge, I assume you are talking about the river, rather than the lake side?

 

 

If you keep walking past the end of the paved sidewalk and onto the cement breakwall, you are out in the lake.  May to June fishing out there.  During the summer "kids" like to hang out there so......take something with you esp. if you go alone.