
New York Fishing Report – March 6-13, 2026
Over the past week, lower Niagara River boaters were catching high numbers of steelhead, lake trout and brown trout, with the occasional walleye mixed in.
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Over the past week, lower Niagara River boaters were catching high numbers of steelhead, lake trout and brown trout, with the occasional walleye mixed in.

The coho salmon bite remained steady throughout the bay here with anglers reporting good success.

Lower Niagara River fishing was good to very good this week with all the drifts producing fish on a variety of baits.

Yellow perch and sunfish are plentiful in shallower weedy areas here.

There are some hard-fighting fresh fish with an occasional 30-plus-inch fish encountered.

Anglers who enjoy targeting world-class pike are already reporting good action on tip-ups and quick-strike rigs. Traditionally, live suckers or a good dead bait will get the flags flying.

Walleyes and perch are being caught through the ice and also in open water.

Heavy fishing activity was observed on this fishery this week. Anglers targeting whitefish had the best success fishing off the drop-offs of Larson’s Reef in around 60 to 85 feet of water using plastic jigs.

The panfish are snapping and the bite is good.
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