Scratching the itch

[King Slammin]

I'm usually filling the freezer with walleye and perch caught through the ice this time of the year but Mother Nature has been stingy with her cold weather lately. So to scratch the itch, I went on a buddy's boat this Tuesday and made a few drifts on the Niagara River. Ended up catching three lake trout and a nice steelhead, while losing a few others.

The next day I dug out my old waders and joined a couple buddies for some creek action on a small Ontario tributary. Well the waders leaked, but I stuck it out for a few hours and caught a nice brown as well as losing a couple others

This morning my son and I stayed local and had a good morning bite on jigs. He got the first fish early, a pretty brown.

Caught a couple nice steelhead and lost a couple more.

I grew up as a kid fishing the stream out of necessity, but haven't been into it as much once I got a boat and started ice fishing. It has been great to get back to what got me hooked on fishing as a kid. We truly are blessed with some great fishing in WNY.

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[Xxx]

Yea, you guys are, can't take that away from you locals!! Congrats on your outings. Maybe next week the ice will stiffen up again. I hope