Why fish out of Port Dalhousie.

This page explains why Port Dalhousie, at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek on the Lake Ontario south shore in St. Catharines, is a strong launch point for a charter, and how far it sits from the rest of Niagara and the wider Golden Horseshoe.

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Plenty of harbours touch Lake Ontario, but Port Dalhousie is a genuinely good place to launch a charter. Here is why operators run out of here and where their anglers come from.

Fast access to the good water

Port Dalhousie sits at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek on the south shore of Lake Ontario, in the north end of St. Catharines. The water where salmon and trout hold is a short run from the Port Dalhousie piers, which means less time motoring out and more time with lines in, the whole point on a half-day trip.

A harbour with history

The two lighthouses at the end of the pier, the inner and outer lights, have guided boats into this harbour for well over a century. It is a piece of old Niagara, an easy place to meet, and a pleasant spot to come back to at the end of a morning on the water. The marina has the launch, parking, and the basics needed before a trip.

A short drive from across Niagara

St. Catharines and Thorold sit right in the backyard, a few minutes from the pier. Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake are an easy half-hour drive, a common morning trip for anglers headed out of Port Dalhousie. Welland, Grimsby, and Lincoln are well within range for a day on the lake, and plenty of crews make the longer drive from across the Golden Horseshoe for a Lake Ontario salmon trip.

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