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Action had been good for trout until late last week, but then some nasty weather took over and anglers are looking toward smaller tributaries and creeks until conditions start to clear up.
Anglers pushing through marginal conditions are getting into some decent steelhead, walleye and lakers.
Winter anglers must take advantage of good fishing conditions when they become available - you never know how long they will last
Safe ice is hard to come by but the few guys out taking advantage of the weather and this in-between time on the rivers (after the fall salmon/brown trout action and before spring steelhead) are doing well.
Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – February 11, 2021 Greater Niagara Region It is cold out there. The temperature this morning was 12 degrees. This cold snap will stay with us for at least another week or so. The polar blast has had a serious impact on Lake Erie and what was once wide-open water as recent as last week now has 80 percent ice cover according to recent reports. What that means for lower Niagara River fishermen is that storms will not have as much of an effect on the river fishery. The storm last week blew out the river and the muddy water conditions shut things d...