Walleye action has been good on the Niagara Bar, bass fishing is good around Devil's Hole, and Atlantic and king salmon hit trolled spoons in Lake O.

Greater Niagara Region Frank Campbell After the storm of a generation that put Christmas on hold for many, it will be a while before anyone can get back fishing in the Niagara River.

A few salmon are still being caught and seen in the lower Niagara, but most of the action has been with brown trout, steelhead and lakers.

Follow these fishing tips to catch large brown trout at Lake Ontario and the surrounding tributaries.

Once in a great while, I’ll have a fishing road trip planned with a friend, and for whatever reason, they’ll bail at the last minute, offering some flimsy excuse for why they can’t go.

Last week, I pulled the plug on a Salmon River road trip, hoping the conditions would look better for the weekend after Christmas.

When making a fishing game plan, surfcasters rely on tide charts, offshore fishermen live by sea-surface-temperature maps, bass pros check the barometer and steelheaders look to the US Geological Survey  water flow data.