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A stairway near the parking area off South 4th Street offers anglers the easiest access to the river's edge. A network of trails lead anglers down to the river's edge in a few locations. Located between Lewiston and the NYPA Power Vista, Artpark State Park has over a mile of river shoreline. A long-handled landing net is helpful to bring large fish up to the fishing deck. This is a popular site to target trout, salmon and bass, however you can catch just about any other river inhabitant at this site. Power Authority Service Drive is accessible from Hyde Park Blvd. Parking is available at a small lot at the foot of Power Authority Service Drive and in an additional lot at the top of the gorge. The facility also features a fish cleaning station and restrooms. The fishing platform is open to the public and is universally accessible by persons with disabilities. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) fishing platform located at the NYPA Power Vista is a popular access site from spring to late fall (closed during winter). Use extreme caution when shore fishing at Devil's Hole State Park as slippery/icy rocks, water level changes and very strong currents make this area hazardous.
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Good numbers of fish hold close to shore as shallower areas and rocky reefs offer sportfish refuge from the swift currents. This site is very popular for salmon and steelhead during fall and winter as well as smallmouth bass or other warmwater species during the summer. The return trip out of the gorge is quite strenuous, especially if carrying fish. The shoreline is accessible by walking the almost 300 vertical feet of trails and steps that descend into the gorge. Located off Robert Moses Parkway and bordering Whirlpool State Park to the north, Devil's Hole State Park offers some of the best salmon and trout fishing along the Lower Whirlpool Rapids. Use extreme caution when shore fishing at Whirlpool State Park as slippery/icy rocks, water level changes and very strong currents make this area hazardous. A trail runs along the river for over a mile, from the Whirlpool downriver through Devil's Hole State Park. This area is not for the faint of heart carrying a large salmon back out of the gorge is quite a task.
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Located off Robert Moses Parkway near the City of Niagara Falls, Whirlpool State Park offers shore anglers the furthest upriver fishing opportunity. X = Species present in river, C = Month closed or partially closed to fishing for that species, see Special Fishing Regulations for Lower Niagara River. Species availability by month on the Lower Niagara River Species The Lower Niagara River Fishing Access Map (PDF, 417 KB) highlights shore fishing sites, boat launches and popular boat drifts. The emphasis here is focused on fishing access and fishing opportunities in New York waters. Be sure to follow the regulations of the jurisdiction in which you are fishing as New York State and Province of Ontario have separate, and somewhat different, angling regulations. In general, the international border runs down the middle of the lower river and each jurisdiction requires a fishing license when angling in their respective waters. This is truly one of New York's finest trout and salmon fisheries, also offering tremendous overall fishing diversity! In addition, there are great opportunities to catch lake trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, muskellunge, yellow perch and smelt at different times of year. The lower river is well known for its Chinook salmon, steelhead (rainbow trout) and walleye fishing, which supports a significant number of charter fishing boat trips each year. The Lower Niagara can be fished literally 12 months a year, with different opportunities during each season of the year (Table 1). The outflow of the river into Lake Ontario is a powerful attraction to trout, salmon and other highly sought sportfish. This mighty river supplies Lake Ontario with about 80% of its water, more than all other sources combined. The Lower Niagara River is approximately 14 miles in length, and fishing opportunities exist from the Whirlpool north to the mouth of the river at Lake Ontario. The river is comprised of two parts, the Upper and Lower Niagara, separated at Niagara Falls. The Niagara River flows northward from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario for a distance of 36 miles, conveying an average flow of about 200,000 cubic feet of water per second. The Niagara River is a Great Lakes connecting channel and an international border between the United States (New York) and Canada (Ontario).