October 16, 2014

St. Lawrence River: The muskie hunters are generally awaiting cooler temperatures. Bass and pike action has been decent, however. Black Lake: Richard at Chapman’s Sports in Hammond reports anglers keying in on bluegills and crappies in anywhere from 3 feet of water to suspended in 20 feet. Some archers have connected on bucks early, and

As we get into October, Blue-Winged hatches can occur at anytime in the afternoon. Along with the leaves, ants, beetles and other “land bugs” end up in the rivers. A small ant pattern can fool some selective fish. Keep in mind, too, that the trout season under general statewide regulations ended Oct. 15, which limits

Not hearing of a lot of fishing pressure, which makes it tough to offer a report. Most were archery hunting, and some hefty black bears have already been taken in the region.

Hunting has dominated the sporting action of late, with not enough fishing pressure to generate a full report.

The blackfish season opened at the beginning of this report period. Anywhere there was structure blackfish were caught. Many anglers are targeting blackfish, sea bass and porgies on the same trip and same location as these fish are usually found together. The blackfish tend to be tighter to the structure, with sea bass and porgies

It’s that time of year when the focus is clearly on hunting and will continue to intensify. The statewide trout, general regulations trout season has ended as well. So not much to report on the fishing front and, while we’ve heard of a few bears and bucks taken, that’s about it

Cayuga Lake: Lake trout were still being taken by anglers jigging in 60 to 100 feet of water. Trolling was also producing lake trout, with flasher and flies and spoons working well. Trolling 70 to 100 feet down over 120 to 180 feet of water has been a good starting point. Seneca Lake: Lake trout

Lake Ontario: Salmon were still spread out and were being taken in 80 to 400 feet of water. A good starting point continues to be in the 80- to 100-foot depths around river mouths. Flasher and flies, spoons, J-plugs and cut bait were all working. Things can change quickly when fish decide to head to