Burt Dam News Today

Despite the rain and snow melt last week trashing rivers and area tributaries, they are starting to recover, and anglers are seeing big steelhead.

Diehards pushing out through tough Western New York weather conditions and spotty ice are finding steelhead and lake trout.

Both shore and boat anglers are finding the Lower Niagara to be the hot bite for steelhead and browns.

The final week of Great Lakes musky season is here, and this is the best time to be out there if you want to try and catch a trophy fish.

The recent rainfall over the last couple of weeks has bumped up the flows in streams, producing good brown trout and steelhead action.

Greater Niagara Region by Frank Campbell Happy Thanksgiving! With the regular big game hunting season underway, fishing pressure in area waters has dropped off, especially in places like Burt Dam and 18 Mile Creek in Olcott. Fisherman’s Park at Burt Dam has limited numbers of cars in the parking lot, especially during the week. Karen

Brown trout and steelhead are active and taking egg sacs and flies while smallmouth over 5 pounds are caught on soft plastics and jigging spoons.

Brown trout fishing continues to be good, a few salmon are still hanging around, and more steelhead are starting to show up as the run picks up steam.

Lake trout are moving into the Niagara river in larger numbers right now, the steelhead action continues to be strong, and both smallmouth and musky activity has picked up.

There are still salmon hanging on, but most anglers have switched gears and are now targeting the trout that are entering the tributaries.