January 7, 2016

Not much happening now with enough winter to stall open-water fishing and not nearly enough winter to create safe ice. Small-game hunting is a decent option.

During this report period the ocean and Long Island Sound water temperatures dropped only a few degrees and remained nearly 50 degrees, which is above normal.  Bunker and stripers were reported in the brackish creeks along the North Shore and off the South Shore beaches. Since the striper season closed on Dec. 15, this is strictly

We typically hear some ice fishing reports now, but it just hasn’t materialized even in the North Country this winter. Small-game hunting has been a decent options; until the recent snowfall hunters have been taking advantage of bare ground conditions and scoring on the white-furred hares, which stood out easily without the snow.

Boat trailer registrations expired on Dec 31; make sure you renew your trailer registration if going out for the New Year. Lake Ontario: A few brown trout and steelhead were being caught in Maxwell Creek. Oneida Lake: Yellow perch were still being caught in some of the bays on small minnows. The shore walleye bite continued to

Lake Ontario and tributaries: With a bit more rain and snow showing up, some of the tributaries were starting to see a little more water flow. At Burt Dam late last month, the creek saw a slight increase in flow, which brought in a few more trout. While there was room for improvement, some fresh browns