October 1, 2015

Not hearing a lot on the fishing front, and we expect that to be the case for a while with the archery deer season now open.

Fishing pressure has dropped off and will continue to do so now that the Northern Zone archery deer season has opened and the muzzleloader and regular seasons are approaching. But it’s a great time to hit Lake George, Great Sacandaga Lake, Saratoga Lake and trout waters like the Battenkill and Mettawee.

Offshore fishing remained excellent during this report period for tuna, groundfish and sharks. There was a tremendous amount of life offshore, including whales, turtles and schools of cownose rays. Yellowfin to 25 pounds, skipjack to 15 pounds and false albacore to 12 pounds were caught along the 30-fathom line near the Bacardi wreck, where massive

Not hearing a lot on the fishing front now that the archery deer season has kicked off in the Northern Zone and the early bear season opened last month. But it’s a great time to take some final shots on the West Branch of the Ausable River, where stripping streamers can yield a big, colorful

Cayuga Lake: Lake trout fishing continued to be good for both anglers trolling and vertical jigging. Trolling 80 to 110 feet down in 100 to 150 feet of water, with spoons or flasher and flies, continued to produce lakers. Vertical jigging with plastics in 75 to 115 feet of water also was yielding dish. If

Lake Ontario and tributaries: More salmon should be coming into the lake’s tributaries, but some rain would help kickstart the run. Pier casters and Olcott Harbor trollers in small boats took advantage of a few fish casting spoons, drifting egg skein or trolling large Rapala-type body baits – from the piers up further into the

Lake Ontario: Chinook salmon were staging off river mouths and were being caught in 40 to 80 foot of water. Cut-bait, J-plugs, spoons and flashers and flies were all working, depending on the day. Green and white continued to be good colors to start with. Oneida Lake: Fishing was still a bit off, which may