May 30, 2013

St. Lawrence River: Bullhead action has been decent, but a lot of attention is on northern pike and perch, which have been very cooperative of late. Black Lake: Richard at Chapman’s Sports (315-324-5265) in Hammond reports solid fishing for crappie and bluegill, and northern pike also cooperating with some regularity. Anglers have been encountering plenty

At last look, both the Beaverkill and Willowemoc were clear at good wading levels. Hatches were a mixed bag of March Browns, Gray Fox, a few Sulphurs, Caddis and spinners.  the Delaware’s East Branch was seeing small BOWs and Caddis in the morning and Sulphurs and March Browns later in the day. The West Branch of

The folks at Bob’s Sport and Tackle in Katonah report fishing has been good on most of the east of Hudson reservoirs, but especially so at West Branch and Kensico reservoirs, where trout action has been red hot. Bobs Sport and Tackle

Trout anglers were taking advantage of freshly stocked waters last week, and that will likely continue until the regular-season bass kickoff next month. The Battenkill, Mettawee and Kayderosseras are good bets. On Saratoga Lake, Tim Blodgett of Saratoga Tackle (www.saratogatackle.com) reports a good crappie and bluegill bite still going. They’ve been hitting on fathead minnows

Weakfish were caught in Flanders Bay from the beach at Indian Island County Park on white bucktails tipped with sandworms in the cut to the salt pond, and at Roses Grove and at Jessup’s Neck. Plastic baits and sandworms were also excellent producers. Most weakfish were in the 2- to 3-pound class. The channel off

Conditions were superb on the region’s trout waters, with streams and ponds stocked and last week’s rains boosting flows and keeping water temperatures ideal. Fishing was very good on the West Branch of the Ausable, and look for Green Drakes to appear in the next couple weeks. Caddis patterns are always a good option, and

Cayuga Lake: Anglers trolling stickbaits or spoons from 15 to 30 feet down were catching some brown trout and Atlantic salmon. Vertical jigging was yielding lakers in 50 to 150 feet of water. Perch were still being caught on the north end. Seneca Lake: Brown trout and Atlantic salmon were hitting on spoons and stickbaits

Lake Ontario: Brown trout fishing has slowed down and fish are more scattered. Fishing stickbaits and small spoons in shallow nearshore water during the early morning has been a good starting point. As the day gets brighter, moving to deeper water has been helping to extend the brown trout bite. Lake trout fishing has been