Fishing Lake Ontario out of Port Dalhousie.

Why Port Dalhousie for Lake Ontario fishing?

Port Dalhousie sits at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek on the south shore of Lake Ontario, in the north end of St. Catharines. It is a working harbour with a long fishing history and quick access to the south-shore water where salmon and trout hold. The two historic lighthouses at the end of the pier have guided boats in here for well over a century.

The south-shore trench off Port Dalhousie is prime Chinook water when the kings stack in cold, deep water from July through October. Anglers come from across Niagara and beyond for a Lake Ontario salmon trip, and Port Dalhousie is one of the more accessible launch points on the western end of the lake.

A note on how this guide works

This guide is published and kept current by Living Websites, a Niagara-based web-services company. The information here is drawn from publicly available species data, Ontario MNR guidelines, and general Niagara charter market knowledge. It is not affiliated with any specific charter operator, and price ranges are illustrative, not quotes.