July 25, 2013

St. Lawrence River: Bass are starting to head to deeper water, around 25 feet, and can be caught on crayfish and on top-water lures in the evening. Northern pike have been cooperating, attacking lures as well as live bait like minnows. Black Lake: Hot weather kept some anglers off the water last week, but evening

The hot weather has once again raised water temps on the freestones and temporarily ended the fishing on those rivers. All the tailwaters remain in decent condition, with good water temps at last check. Sulphurs are a main hatch now and will be for most of the summer. Tricos are also around and they usually

Hot weather last week slowed fishing activity, with most of the focus on bass. Still, some of the east of Hudson reservoirs continued to yield trout. Bobs Sport and Tackle

Not hearing a lot on the trout front, given the hot weather of late. Bass action should be good on Lake George and Saratoga Lake, including top-water potential in the evenings.

The offshore artificial reefs, the inshore wrecks, Block Island Sound and the reefs in Long Island Sound yielded sea bass to 5 pounds on squid strips, clams and strip baits.  Numerous smaller sea bass were caught at the inlet bridges and among the North Shore wrecks.  Many of the season’s largest sea bass were caught

Hot weather last week meant an early-morning/late evening window of opportunity, mostly for bass and pike. We need some cooler nights now before we target trout on most streams, since water temps are now an issue. Look for some trico activity on the West Branch of the Ausable when weather allows for fishing. On Lake

Cayuga Lake: Weeds and water fleas were beginning to make trolling more difficult. Trolling down 60-90 feet over 80-120 feet of water with spoons or flasher and flies, fished off downriggers, copper wire or Dipsey Divers was producing lake trout. Atlantic salmon were being taken on spoons fished 30-50 feet down over 60-120 feet of

Lake Ontario: Fishing picked up a little for chinook salmon and they were being found 50-90 feet down over 300-400 feet of water. Spoons and flashers in shades of green have been working, as well as cut bait. A few steelhead were also being taken over the 300- to 400-foot depths on red spoons fished