Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 14, 2026
Site Staff
April 14, 2026
River action has been good the past week.
Fishing
Backtrolling for walleyes: An old-school, vintage technique that still shines?
Glen Schmitt
April 14, 2026
Somewhere in the late 1960s, pretty much about the same time Al and Ron Lindner introduced their famous Lindy Rig to the fishing public, walleye anglers added backtrolling to their bag of tricks. Lindy Rigs
Dan Ladd: Let us be reminded that cold water can kill
Dan Ladd
April 13, 2026
What follows are a few anecdotes from a topic I’ve covered in this space before, but they bear repeating.
Chasing trophy bass? Here are six ways to catch them more consistently
Louie Stout
April 13, 2026
Have you ever noticed that the same anglers seem to be catching big bass all the time? And you’re not?
Sure, some anglers are lucky. But those who are catching big ’uns consistently put
New York Fishing Report – April 10-17, 2026
Site Staff
April 10, 2026
When weather has permitted, Lake Ontario brown trout action has been very good from the Niagara River to east of Rochester.
New York Fishing Report – April 3-10, 2026
Site Staff
April 8, 2026
All inland trout streams are running high and stained at report time. Smaller or spring fed streams may be options later this weekend.
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 8, 2026
Site Staff
April 8, 2026
In smaller tribs here, there should be some dropback steelhead, dropback or fresh-run browns and more smallmouth bass action coming on.
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 8, 2026
Site Staff
April 8, 2026
Report indicates good success in the lake pulling a mix of stick baits and spoons.
Mike Raykovicz: Choosing a new fishing rod no easy task today
Mike Raykovicz
April 7, 2026
When it comes to fishing equipment, there is certainly no shortage of things from which to choose.
I was reminded of that recently when looking at the display of lures, lines, reels, and rods
