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Lake Ontario and tributaries: A fair number of anglers were hitting the streams, the piers and the lake to take advantage of some increased activity of fish. At Burt Dam, some steelhead have started spawning but a good brown trout bite was being reported. Shoreline trollers were starting to pick up a few more trout

Lake Ontario: Tributaries are thawing out so steelhead fishing should be picking up. Streams like Maxwell Creek are becoming were running high so be prepared to deal with high and murky water. Oneida Lake: Not hearing much now that ice fishing is over. Oswego River: Steelhead action has picked up with the warmer conditions and

Among recently stocked trout waters are: Broome County: Dudley Creek, Nanticoke Creek, East Branch Nanticoke Creek, and Chenango Lake. Livingston County: Little Dansville Creek (Nunda). Ontario County: Canandaigua Outlet (Phelps, Manchester). Steuben County: Post Creek (Hornby), Cohocton River (Cohocton, Avoca), Meads Creek (Campbell), Canaseraga Creek (Dansville), Canisteo River (Hornellsville), Bennett Creek (Greenwood). Tioga County: Catatonk

We’re now in the in-between season as we transition from ice to open water. Not hearing much right now as anglers – especially backcountry brook trout pursuers – await open water.

The freshwater temperatures have risen a few degrees and the majority of the DEC trout stocking program has been completed. This has resulted in very good trout fishing for brown and rainbow trout in all the stocked waters. A few holdover trout from last and prior years were reported; they’ve been larger than the largest

Most of the focus has been on the region’s trout waters, although conditions have been less than idea. The Battenkill, Mettawee and Kayderosseras rivers are options.

Your best options now are these trout waters, which have been scheduled for stocking: Dutchess County: Fishkill Creek, Sprout Creek, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Crum Elbow Creek, Sawkill, Ten Mile River, Webatuck Creek, Swamp River, Wappingers Creek. Putnam County: East Branch Croton River, West Branch Croton River, Diverting Reservoir, West Branch Reservoir. Westchester County: Stone Hill

Beaverkill and Willowemoc: Fishing has been slow, with most fish caught on nymphs. Wading would be limited. Delaware East Branch: Running high, with limited wading.   Delaware West Branch: Was still somewhat high, and floating would be a better option than wading right now. Like other rivers, fishing has been slow.   Neversink: Wadeable and