Walleye
Season - First Saturday in May through December thirty first
Three fish limit at 18 inches
- Walleye is one of the most popular sport fish anywhere. They grow big and in plenty here in the Niagara Region. If you want to catch a limit of four to seven pound fish there is no place in North America better than Lake Erie. It is known as the Walleye capital of the world! We slow troll these big waters according to weather condition, with a worm harness.
-What's a little known secret though, is that the Niagara Bar located at the mouth of the Lower Niagara River / Lake Ontario host some of the largest Walleye anywhere. Fish in the fourteen to sixteen pound class are taken annually and over eighteen pounds have been recorded. We drift the Lower Niagara River and the Niagara Bar with worm harness or jig with one ounce bocktails tipped with a crawler or leech for these monsters. Jigging is my personal favorite technique. The Lower Niagara River / Niagara Bar trip leaves from the very scenic boat launch in Lewiston.
-First class accommodations are available within walking distance at the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa. If you will be staying at the Barton Hill Hotel then arrangements can be made for transportation to the docks. If you wish to fish Canadian waters a license is required although there are many hot spots on the American side and is not mandatory. The Lake Erie trip leaves from the Small Boat Harbor in Buffalo.
