May 17, 2012

The water temperatures inshore and in the lakes and ponds dropped a few degrees due to several days of heavy rains. It seems that the opening of the fluke season was a bit slower than expected due to this cooling, given the large number of preseason fluke caught. But some excellent fluke fishing occurred on […]

Stream fishing for trout took a back seat, at least briefly, to pond and lake action after some heavy rains last week created unfishable conditions for a time. That said, Hendrickson hatches were working their way up the West Branch of the Ausable River, and fish were “looking up.” Other waters (Saranac River, Boquet River,

Cayuga Lake The state park boat launches were open. Water temps ranged from 44 to 46 in the main lake. Anglers trolling were getting lake trout, brown trout and Atlantic salmon. Lake trout were coming on flasher and fly rigs fished 100 to 125 feet down over 130 to 175 feet of water. Fishing stick

Lake Ontario Brown trout were still being taken along the lakeshore flat-lining (trolling a lure behind the boat without any weight) with stick baits and spoons. Try starting in the 5- to 30-foot range over 100 feet of water using blue and silver and black and silver lures. In clear water areas, fishing with planer

Lake Ontario and tributaries Trollers were doing well by pulling spoons, flasher-fly combinations and stick baits and catching both salmon and trout. In the King of the Lake tournament held out of St. Catharines, Ontario – just west of the Niagara Bar – the big fish for the event was a 32-pound, 12-ounce king salmon.