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UPPER
\nNIAGARA RIVER\u00a0 FISHING TECHNIQUES<\/a> AND HOT SPOTS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

PLEASE
\nNOTE: Author unknown. If anyone has an idea of who the author is, we
\nwould like to know so we can credit this writer for such a great
\narticle. Some historic, famous names are resurrected at the beginning of
\nthis article. These were men that knew the upper river like the backs of
\ntheir hands. This article and map were put on it\u2019s own page on this
\nwebsite because of its map and its importance. Everything it says, still
\nholds true today. Nothing changed.<\/b><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

“In the Niagara River,
\nsuccessful angling is dependent upon an understanding and application of
\na technique developed for fast water fishing over many years. Some of
\nthe historical guides that have developed this technique are Hans
\nMang, Hamp Howard, Freddie Mauser, Patty Hoctor and Bill Dekdebrun.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In the upper Niagara River
\nyou’ll find, first of all, the famous fighting Niagara River small-mouth
\nbass, yellow pike, northern pike, and muskellunge. In addition, anglers
\nfishing from like banks and docks have been successful in landing rock
\nbass, perch, calico bass and bullheads. There are a number of large
\nsturgeons taken from the waters of the Niagara every year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related: Is a Fishing Pole Holder With Bite Alarm Worth It<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Many people have made the
\nstatement that they have fished in the river any number of times and
\nhave yet to catch their first bass. That\u2019s because the wily
\nbronze-back confines his activities to certain weed beds, wrecks, rock
\nledges, and deep holes that in many cases cover less area than a normal
\nliving room. The successful bass fisherman has managed to range these
\nsmall-mouth lairs, and any fishermen with a reasonable amount of ability
\ncan manage to become a Niagara River bass fishermen by using our marked
\nmap and establishing his own ranges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our map is self-explanatory.
\nSolid lines denote bass drifts, and broken lines designate areas where
\nyou may troll for muskellunge. <\/span><\/p>\n

Other than to say it is
\npossible that you may pick up a good number of yellow pike while fishing
\nfor bass on these designated drifts, we’ll not indicate any specific
\nyellow pike grounds except those at the head of the river and Thompson’s
\nHole. It would be physically impossible to give accurate land ranges for
\nany of these spots. Average water depth of bass fishing drifts will
\nrange from six feet to ten feet except for certain deep holes, which are
\nindicated on the map.<\/span><\/p>\n

In regard to rigging<\/a> for
\nbass, most successful anglers use ten to eighteen pound test braided
\nNylon line with a snap and swivel at the end. Recently more anglers are
\nusing spinning tackle and the light monofilament lines, also with a snap
\nand swivel. Fastened to the snap is a sinker very similar in shape to
\nthe large chugging wires used in the lake and river trolling. However,
\nthese are miniature replicas . . . the wire being only seven to nine
\ninches in length and the sinker set close to the top weighing only 1\/2
\nto 3\/8 of an ounce. Snapped into the same snap and swivel is a
\nthree-foot gut leader with a No. 21 or No. 22 Cincinnati bass hook<\/a>
\nwithout eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

The universal bait is the
\nsoft-shelled crab properly set up. By \u201csetting up” we mean that
\nthe crabs must be reasonably soft and of the consistency of sponge
\nrubber. Our experience has been that the smaller crab is most
\nsuccessful. Late in August and early September, many fishermen switch
\nfrom crabs to chub and moddock, but nine out of ten bass caught in the
\nriver fall victim to the soft-shelled crab.<\/span><\/p>\n

We locate our drift and get
\nabove it because of the river current, drop the line over, allowing it
\nto get away from the boat about fifteen to twenty feet and drift over
\nour designated area. A bass generally will pick up the bait and make a
\nslight run. On feeling a bite, smart fishermen will immediately peel off
\nabout ten feet of line allowing the bait complete freedom. This relieves
\nany strain on the line indicating that it is not natural. Then the hook
\nmay be set and if you connect, you have a real fight on your hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You’ll notice from our map
\nthat there is very good fishing<\/a> on both American and Canadian sides of
\nthe West River. Some especially good spots are from the head of Grand
\nIsland to Oakfield Road on the Grand Island side, and from just below
\nBlack Creek to Twin Poplars on the Canadian side. Another hot bed is
\njust above Staley’s Reef on the Grand Island side of the river near the
\nnew parking area on the Niagara Frontier West River Parkway. This is
\ncalled the Clay Banks. Out from Staley’s Reef is a big hole called the
\ndrop off and directly below the Reef is a fine bass area called the
\nWeed-Bed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This should be fished about 3
\nor 4 feet outside the weeds. Both sides of the head of Navy Island have
\nproduced fine bass fishing. There’ll a big weed bed there that is very
\nproductive of bass. Surprisingly enough to many, you’ll see there’s a
\nlong bass drift to the west side and above the head of Strawberry
\nIsland. All of these spots marked on the map produce good catches of
\nblack bass.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is very important that you
\ntry these spots at various distances from shore, because once you strike
\na fish and take range, you will be able to get additional fish, as we
\nhave mentioned before. The east branch of the Niagara River generally
\nhas only a few places where there’s good bass fishing, although the East
\nRiver from Edgewater to the foot of the island has produced some of the
\nvery finest bass. We hope these instructions and maps will help you in a
\ngreater enjoyment of what we think is the finest fishing in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/a>Upper
\nNiagara River Fishing Map
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