June 28, 2012

St. Lawrence River Not hearing a lot in the way of fishing reports, but the bass and pike should be providing some action. Black Lake Richard at Chapman’s Sports (315-324-5265) in Hammond reports warm weather has kept some anglers off the water, but bass action has been good early in the season and bluegill were

Beaverkill and Willowemoc Water levels were easily wadeable at last look; look for midges and BWOs early in the day and spinners, sulphurs,  Isonychias and a few Light Cahills later. The West Branch of the Delaware continued to attract a lot of attention from both wade fishermen and floaters, with fairly dependable hatches of Sulphurs.

John Miller at Bob’s Sport and Tackle in Katonah reports that some big brown trout – they weighed in a pair that topped 10 and 12 pounds recently – are still being taken on the east of Hudson reservoirs (Cross River, Kensico and Croton Falls). The browns are heading into deeper water now, and anglers

Lake George Luke at FISH307.com reports lake trout action continues to be off the charts, most likely a product of last winter when ice anglers never got a good shot at them. With the thermocline at 40 feet, lakers were cruising anywhere from that depth all the way to the bottom, with the catch ratio

The strong east wind kept many anglers inshore, but the sea bass fishing was excellent, with limits of 3- to 4-pound sea bass caught on the South Shore artificial reefs, the wrecks from New York Bight to Montauk Point out to 100 feet of water and in Block Island Sound.  Inside the South Shore inlets