July 24, 2014

St. Lawrence River: Bass have moved into deeper water. They’re hitting on Senkos, spinnerbaits and crayfish. Northern pike action was good on topwaters and spinnerbaits. Not hearing much on walleye and. Black Lake: Richard at Chapman’s Sport Shop and Marina reported most of the angling attention of late has been on smallmouth and largemouth bass, […]

Beaverkill/Willowemoc: Both rivers were in great shape for late July but offered limited wading on the heels of some heavy rains. Tricos are in the mix in late morning. Later in the day it’s now mostly sulphurs and Light Cahills. Delaware West Branch: Limited wading but floatable at last look. Slime was starting to present some

Warmer waters have slowed the trout fishing in the region’s reservoirs, but bass have been cooperating on waters like Muscoot, Cross River and a few other NYC reservoirs.

Bass have been the go-to species on Saratoga Lake, with a few knowledgeable walleye anglers scoring on a few of those fish. Lake George continues to offer fine fishing, both for bass and lake trout. Not hearing much on landlocked salmon. The region’s trout waters have been high on the heels of heavy rains, and

The saltwater fishing is in the typical summer pattern. The hurricane that fortunately veered out to see before striking our region created high seas that kept many anglers from fishing offshore, but overall the fishing has been excellent. The inshore fluke fishing along the South Shore is concentrated in the inlets, with the best fishing

Lake Champlain continues to yield lake trout in both good numbers and size, with some double-digit fish reported. The bass action has been good for anglers dragging tubes in 18-25 feet, and evening top-water action is also a possibility this time of year. On the West Branch of the Ausable, flows and water temps remained

Cayuga Lake: Trollers were getting a mixed bag of brown trout, Atlantic salmon and lake trout on spoons. Fish were coming at a variety of depths, from 20 to 100 feet down over 110 to 140 feet of water. Water fleas were starting to make trolling difficult.Vertical jigging was producing fish in 50 to 60

Lake Ontario: Fishing has slowed over the last few weeks as fish have become more scattered. A thermocline was starting to form and fishing should improve when it does. For now, cover water and watch your electronics for bait and fish. Salmon and steelhead were scattered and were being taken over 300 feet of water.

Lake Ontario and tributaries: According to Capt. Bob Cinelli of Olcott, things are starting to improve. Best action off Wilson and Olcott for salmon, as well as other locations along the lake, seemed to be in the 200- to 250-foot depth contour, using your baits in the top 80 feet of water. Use a mix