Expert Tactics For Catching Trout, Steelhead, And Salmon Around The Great Lakes Region
I have been Ontario’s top river guide for over 25 years.
My specialty is teaching guys how to fish for trout, steelhead, and salmon on the rivers in Southern Ontario and around the Great Lakes region.
After guiding around 3000 anglers, I’ve seen all the reasons why anglers struggle to catch fish.
Yep, most guys make the same dumb mistakes that prevent them from catching as many fish as they could, and they don’t even know it. Do you?
On this website, I’ll share my amazing tactics that will help you start catching the maximum amount of trout, steelhead, and salmon in all conditions and in all seasons, like I do.
Some of my clients have gone from catching a few trout a day, and maybe one or two big ones a year, to catching over 20 a day and catching big ones almost daily.
Yes, I’ll share the same advice and tactics that 10X my clients’ success, and it’s stuff you’ve probably never heard of before, so you do not want to skip this.
You see, I originally made this website as a private reference guide for my clients to share all the tips, advice, tactics, gear recommendations, my setups, and the secrets that I teach them on the rivers.
At one time, you needed a private access link to get in.
But, over time, it grew, and I got such great feedback and a ton of requests to share it that I decided it was time to make it public and share it with anglers like you.
Yep, you’re about to get over 40 years of fishing experience from an expert, for free.
I’ve even taught and trained many of the top local fishing guides in my area.
These tips and tactics are guide-tested and guide-proven and can be effective all around the Great Lakes region and on just about any river in North America. Yes, I’ve tested and excelled on West Coast rivers and even on trout rivers in the south.
Ontario Rivers
There are hundreds of cold, clear, and clean rivers and creeks in Southern Ontario that have trout, steelhead, and salmon. MORE . . .
Ontario Trout
Learn more about fishing for Ontario’s elusive Brown trout, the native Brook trout, and the hard-fighting Rainbow trout. MORE
Ontario Steelhead
Steelhead is the most prized of all Ontario Rivers species, and we discuss the best methods and where to catch them. MORE . .
Ontario Salmon
Salmon is the largest river species in Ontario rivers, and we discuss where, when, and how to catch these giants. MORE . . . .
Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing is popular and products for trout and steelhead and we tell you the best places and best methods. MORE . . . .
Centerpin Fishing
Centerpin fishing, also known as Float Fishing, can often be the best method for catching steelhead and salmon. MORE . . . .
River Fishing Gear
If you want to know what the best river fishing gear is I will help you find what you need with angler and guide tested products MORE . . . .
Best Times To Fish
Find out when the best time is to fish Ontario rivers so you start catching more fish and don’t miss out. MORE . . . .
About River Fishing In Ontario
If you ask any river angler from outside of the Great Lakes region where to go for big brown trout you might hear the words Montana, New Zealand, or Argentina, and if you asked about where to go for steelhead you’ll likely hear BC, Oregon, or Alaska, but did you know that Fishing Trout and Steelhead in Ontario can be just as good.
Southern Ontario is home to hundreds of rivers and streams with resident trout and steelhead in them, and the fishing is so good that catching 60 steelhead a day or landing 6 brown trout over 20 inches in one day is very possible. Check out our page The Best Rivers In Ontario For Trout And Steelhead
STEELHEAD AND SALMON FISHING IN ONTARIO
Steelhead and Salmon – Many of our Ontario rivers that flow into the Great Lakes also have large runs of big salmon, with many runs as good as those famous steelhead and salmon rivers out west.
Landing 20, 30, or even as many as 60 steelhead or salmon over 20 pounds a day is possible right here in Ontario.
Ontario has opportunities for anglers to fish for many different migratory species, including large Chinook salmon that can average 25 pounds, with some even over 40lbs.
There is also hard fighting and high jumping Coho salmon, big migratory brown trout over 30lbs, and even Atlantic salmon.
Not many places can offer all that variety at a distance and a price anyone can handle.
GREAT FISHING NEAR TORONTO
Big Brown Trout – Why travel thousands of miles to Argentina or New Zealand, costing you big buck,s when we have opportunities to catch multiple brown trout over 20 inches right here in Ontario and often within a 60 – 90-minute drive of downtown Toronto? More about Ontario Brown Trout
And why go out west when we have opportunities to catch 30-plus steelhead a day all over Southern Ontario and with many rivers within an hour east, an hour west, or an hour south of Toronto? More about Fishing For Ontario Steelhead
In fact, you could catch steelhead, salmon, and big migratory brown trout literally minutes from downtown Toronto. All you need is the knowledge of where and when to go and how to effectively catch these great cold water fish of Ontario.
This website helps you gain knowledge of where, when, and how to successfully fish Ontario rivers.
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They are skilled with fly fishing, Centerpin fishing, Spey fishing, and spin fishing methods, and they target most of the Ontario river species.
Thanks for all your support guys and gals, and happy fishing 🙂
Graham