The surface temperature in both the lower river and the lake is 50.6 degrees. Last year, this time, it was 48 degrees. Fast warm-up is causing fish schools to scatter, leaving behind the odd nomadic fish. Morning was calm with a very light northeast wind. There was only 1 fish taken on plugs on the niagara bar. Sonar marks the odd fish here and there. By 10 am, sunny was bright and hot with no cloud cover. Water clarity was perfect. Fished plugs in the river and caught smallmouth while searching for a walleye bite.

Lake Ontario had big waves this morning due to an East Northeast wind, 4 to 5 footers kept us off the lake.We opted to stay in the river and fish for smallmouth bass. The bite was excellent, we caught fish everywhere.Water temperature 50.6 degrees fish were found between 25 and 35 feet of water. water clarity was near perfect

Water temp 50.6 degrees. Wind in the morning was northwest light. By noon, the lake was calm with no wind. Blue skies sunny and hot. Plugs took fish, but the bite was not consistent