June 13, 2013

St. Lawrence River: The recent cold front slowed fishing some, but anglers were reporting catches of pike, perch and a few walleye. Black Lake: Bass should be the main attraction on the lake now, given the reports earlier from panfish anglers who were encountering plenty of smallmouths this spring. Remember, there’s a 15-inch size limit […]

Beaverkill and Willowemoc: Both are wadeable and clear at last look.   East Branch of the Delaware: Limiting wading last week, and fishing was slow. West Branch of the Delaware: Limited wading here, too, but things could be much improved by now. Sulphurs are a good bet right now. Neversink River: Clear and fishable. Sulphurs, small BWOs

Anglers will be targeting bass with the regular season opening June 15, but trout are still an option on several east of Hudson reservoirs, notably West Branch and Kensico. Muscoot Reservoir should be a good largemouth option. Bobs Bait and Tackle

Fishing has been solid on the Mettawee, Battenkill and other trout waters, and cool weather conditions should help keep water temps at a trout-friendly level. Bass anglers undoubtedly will be hitting Lake George and Saratoga Lake when the “regular” season opens June 15.

The striped bass fishing in New York Harbor continued to be excellent, with fish in the high teens to low 20-pound class being caught on bunker chunks fished on the flats south of Governor’s Island, with the bottom of the nighttime outgoing tide best producing the best action. Live eels drifted in the East River

Cooler weather, along with some breezy days, rolled into the region recently and created some challenging fishing conditions. Still, water temps are set up for some fine action on Lake Champlain, Schroon Lake and other waters, including trout streams like the West Branch of the Ausable River, which has seen red-hot action. Green Drakes may

Lake Ontario: Brown trout continued to be scattered after the variable winds we’ve had the last few weeks. If you can find some off colored water, try fishing stick baits and small spoons in the area during the early morning. As the day gets brighter, moving to 40 feet or deeper water has been helping

Lake Ontario and tributaries: Some browns are available inside 50 feet. Some kids’ contests are scheduled on June 15 so be sure and mark your calendar. The Wilson Conservation Club will be holding its annual kids’ contest on the public waters of Niagara County. For the bass opener on June 15, the Burt Hotel in