Ontario river fishing guides

First-hand notes from Ontario rivers — when the fish are in, where they hold, and what has actually worked. Written alongside the conditions tool, so the advice matches the water.

• Peak September – October

  When do salmon run in Ontario rivers?

  Chinook stage off the harbour mouths from late August, then push upriver on the first sustained rain. What triggers a run and which rivers turn on first.

• Peak September – October

  Three float fishing tips for salmon

  Where to start the drift, how long a leader to run under the float, and why holding the float back gets the bait seen first.

• Open late April – September 30

  Euro nymphing the Upper Credit for rainbows

  Four fish from eight hook-ups at the Forks of the Credit, and the fly change that turned the morning around.

• Peak spring & late autumn

  Where steelhead actually hold in a river

  Most blank days are a location problem, not a gear problem. Reading pools, runs and seams — part one of three.