kevin

It depends on your wet suit. I used to winter drift dive the Niagara river mid winter in a 2 piece neoprene wet suit. That's with gloves, hood, etc. There are guys that surf all winter long along the shores of the great lakes with wet suits as well. As with anything else, be safe and play within your own comfort and skill level.

Suzuki engines have a massive following all up and down the coasts for salt water use. I wouldn't hesitate to own one.

It's no surprise given the massive influx of anglers to the areas boat ramps. Queenston has always been busy, but the upper Niagara ramps have taken a beating over the last 3 seasons. Traffic has increased substantially.

I disagree with alcoholic beverages being neutral. Cracking a fresh cold fish whistle always gets the bite going.

My bad, I thought you meant the guys could have been taken out. The pier was blocked off for safety purposes.

Ya, the same guy that reported on the drowning this summer, filmed the wrong boat, and criticized the victim for making poor choices.

I heard some talk about fishing access being closed off on some of the lower niagara trails. Is this true?

Many spots along the shores of the upper Niagara river are suitable for young ones, with supervision. Any of the creek mouths provide great catfish, bass and panfish action with simple setups.

No sense pre-determining your depths beforehand. Set your depths where the fish are on that given day. It can change daily, even hourly.

See Mike Lyrette at Lyrette Marine on Courtwright St in Fort Erie. They'll fix you up.

No I didn't. Everything I've read points towards them being harmless. We've been eating them lol. Apparently it's a normal, cyclical thing.

No pictures. My livewell was literally crawling with them. So many, that they were wrapped about my pump outflow. Guys on the US side of the lake are seeing them too. White tape worms, crawling out the mouth and vent of fish once they die on ice. If you keep any walleye you'll see them.

Anyone else noticing a massive increase in tape worms in the walleye this year? 80% of the fish I caught this past week, if not more, had tapeworms.

But you have, just a "deemed" license. You've earned the freebies.

Anyone under 18 or over 65 is deemed "licensed" and is entitled to the same catch and possession limits as anyone else with a sport fishing license. The section that covers this in the regs is pasted below. Below are rules and regulations for fishing in Ontario, please read the following section carefully. Most people require a Recreational Fishing Licence or deemed licence to legally fish in Ontario. The persons described below can carry a licence, permit, certificate or identification card issued by a federal, provincial or territorial government of Canada that indicates their name and date of birth and use it as a fishing licence: Ontario and Canadian residents who are under 18 or 65 years of age or older.