We used to fish the whirlpool 25 years ago. It was unbelievable fishing. I could never walk up that escarpment now. Many times I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest climbing back up. Got a lot of trout and salon down there. Was always worth it. Gorgeous place to spend time.

Right on man, if we’re going to promote our fishery, then we have to promote its care. Glad the fish wasn’t wasted!

What a surprise. Beautiful steelhead my friend. Niagara is a beautiful place, except the walk back to the car. Really enjoyed the video.

Beautiful steelhead... i always wanted to fish it...

Nice ! Never been. Might give it a try. Thank you for sharing.

Nice fish and entertaining video 👍 thanks .

You nailed that video.👍👍👍

I love that place gorge !!

If you are ever considering releasing a steel head, try to refrain from taking it out of the water at all. They are not Hardy once they remove. No issue with keeping. Ive lesrned the hard way

This was enjoyable to watch as it is 15 minutes away from me

Early for a bow ... nice fish . Gotta love those stairs I race my kids and his friends up lol .. they are 20 I'm 46

Always wanted to try Niagra River. Such a beautiful location and multispecies potential. You never know what you'll catch

If the hike back up is anything like the US side then I bet you had a fun time carrying that fish back up hahaha, good catch man 😎

Nice catch!!

That's unreal! A steelhead in July on the Niagara river. I guess the river temps have stayed a little cooler this year.

Very nice

Best bank fishing in USA on the Niagara especially in the fall with the colors.

Where are those stairs at ? Looks like a great place to walk

Ay bud what do you typically run for smallies in the whirlpool, was thinking of trying swimbaits and tubes but not sure what weight i should be running with the insane current

Any tips for lures, parking, or access? Thinking of going this weekend hoping it’s not crazy this early in the year!

Hey Matt, just stumbled upon the channel. Beautiful fish man! What time of year did you catch this? I’m thinking of trying the Niagara River in August but not sure how active it will be then. Cheers man

At least rainbow trout is one of the best eating fish there is. So no release but great catch and lots of quality meat!

I’m gonna fish there today

That’s unreal steelhead trout in July very rare I know they are cold water fish you’d think it would just be bass and sheeephead but still a great catch

We’re you using a spoon what specifically did u have set up

So nice to have the steps like that on that side. I know it's still a hike there but at least it's safe. Caught a toe on one of the rock steps on the US side last year and almost went over the edge. Great catch!

How can I get to those stairs? I live here in ontario

Are these the stairs by the power authority fishing Pier

Can u please tell me where about in Niagara is that location at ? Please and Thnks

Where the heck are those stairs lol?? Are they on the American side?

My friend can you yell me the location how can i get there. Very nice place

The gorge has plenty fish .

Which trail entrance is this?

It's probably cuz you handled it like a bass....never the less amazing catch 😂

Damn it's the Canadian side?

Of course it died, it was out of the water longer than when you fought it. Look up delayed mortality. Great video dude but you could stand to employ better fish handling practices… and so could almost every other person posting fish vids.

This isnt the whirlpool Your downstream from the pool