rhare Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I headed back down to the Niagara this weekend for some more steelie action. Sat, the weather was great, sun in the sky, little wind and the water looked great. When we arrived at the launch there was a steelhead derby being put on by the Niagara Steelheaders. I thought what the heck and joined us up. The derby was for the Canadian side only so we ended up staying in the same drift all day well almost everyone else ran down river. It wasn't long before we got into some scrappy fish, and man they where scrappy this weekend! Lots of drag screaming! Dan hooked the first fish, a dark male that put up a decent fight. Then a hefty hen that went around 12lbs, just a beauty fish. I kept hooking them but straightening the hooks! I was getting pretty ticked off, no more owner hooks for me. Fiinally I got into some good fish and managed to get them into the boat. It was a great day on the water and we manged to boat some nice fish and lost way too many. We did better then most guys on numbers but fell short by an inch and a half when it came to biggest fish. A 32" won around $450 and second was 31" scoring around $300 It was a great derby, put on by JWL. Thanks for letting us in:) Fun for everyone! Check out the next one tightlines Ryan Hare here are some pics of the day same fish different view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Awwwwwwww, I'm jealous. Looks like a perfect day to be out there. Nice fish, way to go Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Just awesome. Another fishery on my to-do list. Thanks for the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dheitzner Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hey Ryan, as usual great report. The Niagara really is a kick-butt fishery. I love hitting it into the fall/winter months, but I've only been in the spring a handfull of times. What were you getting the fish on? Tight lines, Darcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks everyone Darcy we picked up the fish on bags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Great report and pics Ryan Can't complain about a day like that.... Congratulations to both of you Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Nice going. Some really good sized steelies there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasbrute Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hey very nice, I think I financed this trip, I love my new kayak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 jerk. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hey very nice, I think I financed this trip, I love my new kayak. Nice meeting you, you should have a blast with it jerk. lol. when are you coming out??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Some nice fat trout ya got there. Thanks fer sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 when are you coming out??? When u invite me to come out ya dink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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