My family and I couldn’t wait for the snow to melt and ice to thaw in Maine so we took a quick trip to upstate New York to go Steelhead fishing over the first weekend in April. I drove in the car with the gear and my wife (Lindsey), daughter (Mary) and her boyfriend (Will Folsum) took cheap flights from Portland to Buffalo ($ 150 round trip!)

The weather was cold and miserable on Friday, the first day (35 degrees, windy, with rain showers) warming to the 60’s by Sunday. The key to fishing these small tribs is that they don’t get rain or melting snow, since they rise and discolor rapidly, making the fishing extremely difficult. The Friday rain discolored the streams slightly but they remained fishable. Most of the fishing is a nymphing proposition with small egg patterns although my wife caught a beautiful steelie on, what else, a Cosohammer streamer that yours truly tied.

The fishing was done on small Lake Erie tributaries between Buffalo and the New York/Pennsylvania border. I won’t give the names except to say that the names begin with C or a number, which won’t help you much since the names of almost every river in western New York fits that description.

Anyway, since a photo is worth a thousand words (and a video even better), enjoy the following visuals. Remember to follow me on Instagram @mainelyflyfishing.

My daughter, Mary, with the best steelhead of the trip

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My wife, Lindsey, with a beautiful steelie caught on a Cosohammer Streamer tied by yours truly.

Classic small Lake Erie trib filled with large steelhead in the early spring

Releasing a recently spawned female steelhead.

The end of a beautiful weekend on the river.

If you are interested in this kind of fishing, go to Reelactionfly.com and hire them to guide you either in fall and spring.

If you want to know what locations are now selling my new book….

In Massachusetts, Evening Sun Fly Shop. In New Hampshire, North Country Angler. In Maine, Royal River Book Store in Yarmouth, Rangeley Sport Shop, Trident Fly Fishing in Windham, Mattagamon Camp Ground on the East Branch of the Penobscot. More to Come…