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Lake Ontario and tributaries: The gradual warming trend has served many local anglers well. Many of the creeks were flowing freely and when they start settling down they should have trout in them. At the top of the list is Eighteenmile Creek, offering steelhead trout and the occasional brown from the dam to the beyond

Lake Ontario: Shore anglers were beginning to target brown trout. Some of the small tributaries, like Maxwell, are starting to have some areas of open water and anglers are starting to fish them again. Oswego River: Higher spring flows make shore fishing more challenging but usually help the drift boat anglers. With the warmer conditions

Cayuga Lake: North end ice has finally surrendered. It’s over for the hard water crowd. Keuka Lake: Anglers were hammering the lake trout in what has become one of the best ice fishing years in recent memory. But it’s coming to a slushy halt now. Seneca Lake: A few anglers have been out fishing for

Several waters, including areas of Lake Champlain and Schroon Lake, had safe ice as of last week. But conditions were changing rapidly, as they always do this time of year, and few anglers were out so it was tough to get a read on the fishing. Use extreme caution if you go. Trout anglers were

The spring trout season is under way. The lakes and ponds are now mostly ice free. The spring brown and rainbow trout stocking program has begun and will continue through April. Yearling fish in the 8- to 9-inch range and 12- to 15-inch two-year-old fish are being stocked. Visit the DEC website for a complete

While stream conditions may have allowed for some at least ceremonial casts on the April 1 trout opener, ice anglers were watching their hard water consumed by rain and warmer temperatures. Lake George anglers were taking their last shots of the ice fishing season and were still scoring on lake trout and perch, but bubblers