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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.

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 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.

Matt Hosking caught the record-breaking coho salmon on Idaho's Clearwater River while targeting steelhead.

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

Salmon action is picking up with some fish transitioning into spawning mode thanks to cooling tributary waters.

Bass fishing has been excellent and the recent temperature inversion has brought salmon into Lake Ontario tributaries.

The bi-weekly fishing report, compiled by Western Outdoor News, highlights the best angling opportunities in the north state.