Ice, Break up and Steelhead report
– May 5th 2019
Minnows in stock
New nightcrawler shipment coming in this week
Open Water, Steelhead and Smelt…
Run off in rivers is making for some fast open water opportunities in the area. Safe to say smelts are in – judging from my last few meals after a Friday evening on the Little Gravel. Jesse Lake and Thunderbay are also running good with smelts so have at it.
Nipigon Marina, lagoon and the river itself is fishable at a couple locations with more opening up almost daily.
Wolf, Jackpine, Cypress are all high and fast with some murkiness but clearing – 3-4 days of sunshine coming up.Most of the smaller creeks and streams are running full throttle with clarity ranging from clear to not clear at all – hit or miss. The steelhead aren’t really coming in in force yet – a little warmer water temp this week could change that.
I am updating and enhancing the Steelhead river map and resources locate at nipigon.com.