Why Are Fishing Rod Grips Split?

Whether casting, retrieving a lure, or fighting a fish, it’s always important to have a good grip on your fishing rod. To make sure the pole doesn’t slip right out of your hands, fishing rods come with cork or foam grip handles around the bottom of the blank. Traditionally, these grips consisted of a single … Read more

What Are Telescopic Fishing Rods?

If you are shopping for a new fishing pole, you have no doubt seen telescopic fishing rods. These are a popular option for anyone who fishes and prefers portable fishing rods. Keep reading as we explore the ins and outs of collapsible fishing rods. What Are Telescopic Fishing Rods? Telescopic fishing rods are collapsible fishing … Read more

What Are Ultra Light Fishing Rods Good For?

For a serious angler, nothing is so important as having the proper fishing pole. You need a rod with the right power and action for the fish species you’re targeting. Ultralight rods, with their fast action and short stature, are perfect for many types of fishing. If you enjoy challenging yourself and using subtle techniques … Read more

Joe Ognibene

“Niagara’s Premier Outdoors Website”   “Most informative and up to date outdoors website on the planet” Outdoors Niagara Exclusive OUTDOOR SCENE By Joe Ognibene Joe Ognibene is a local sportsman who has been covering the outdoor scene since 1957. Ognibene’s column is syndicated and appears every week in the Niagara Sunday Gazette, Lockport Union Sun … Read more

Niagara River Winter Steelhead

  Steelheaders Page Niagara River Winter Steelhead  Back to Outdoors Niagara Home   / Back to Outdoors Niagara Forum   /   Lower Niagara River Fishing in Winter Tips for “Newbies” HERE EXCLUSIVELY ONLY ON OUTDOORS NIAGARA!                               This page is always in progress in winter steelhead months – bookmark & come back! TOURNAMENT INFORMATION HERE REAL TIME … Read more

Lake Ontario Vacation Rentals

Lake Ontario Vacation Rentals – Housekeeping Youngstown Cabins in the Woods ~ Please book early! Live it Up! Touring – Boating – Fishing Whatever your desire we have it all! And close by too! ~ Lake Ontario Vacation Rentals ~ Lake Road – Youngstown NY 14174 Scroll down and get the latest Google Map! Comfortable … Read more

Youngstown Motel

Free Continental Breakfast for our Guests See our pictures below 365 2nd. St. Youngstown NY 14174 Reasonable Rates (716) 745-9906 Your Hosts, Darcy and Bruce Paeplow Background picture on this page is the Niagara River at Youngstown looking out into the Lake towards Fort Niagara. Get a Map!…. From your door to our door ~ … Read more

Fake Wolf-dog Story and Fake Big Deer Story

  STORIES ABOUT THE OUTDOORS IN NIAGARA AS SEEN IN WNY PAPERS Sentinel Sports Section! <![if !vml]><![endif]> Lewiston-Porter www.wnypapers.com “Your need-to-read newspaper” A local paper enjoyed by thousands SENTINEL “OUTDOORS IN NIAGARA” ARTICLES by Mark Daul – Outdoors Advocate More articles on our archived page HERE A Note from Mark Daul: The Lewiston-Porter Sentinel is … Read more

How to Clean and Fillet a Northern Pike (Two Methods)

Fillet means to produce a boneless cut and when it comes to Northern Pike, that’s a challenge. There are two ways to go about creating boneless fillets of Northern pike, and we will go over them both. How to Fillet a Northern Pike – Option 1 This method produces five cuts of meat, and while … Read more

Short Stories Index

    Welcome to Dave’s Front Porch A SERIES OF SHORT FISHING  STORIES Written by David Daul A Paraplegic Stroke Victim   David Daul Just click on a story below and on each story page is an index to take you to the next story In these stories you will see much of David’s Humor … Read more