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Lake Ontario and tributaries: Your best bet will be for the ice fishing in Wilson, but keep an eye on changing conditions. It was great last earlier this month, with 8-9 inches being reported. Bluegills, perch and a few trout were being reported by anglers using Hali jigs in chartreuse, orange and purple. They were

Lake Ontario: Steelhead were still being taken in the tributaries, but accessing and fishing for them may become more difficult with the snow and cold. Suggested baits are egg sacs, single eggs and small (1/32-1/64-ounce) jigs. Oneida Lake: There were earlier reports of 5-10 inches of ice in some areas of the lake. Big Bay

Cayuga Lake: There is ice on the north end and anglers have been out, but no reports of ice thickness. Seneca Lake: The cold and windy weather has made getting out in a boat difficult again this week, so no new information. Canandaigua Lake: No safe ice at last check. Keuka Lake: Nothing to report.

Anglers remain out in force on Lake Champlain, with perch offering up the most action. Some northerns were also being taken in the typical spots up north and in the Ticonderoga area. On Schroon Lake, anglers were scoring primarily on lake trout, with some keeper perch and a few smelt also reported. Landlocked action was

Overall, the codfishing has slowed, which may have been due to the sudden drop in water temperature resulting from the recent stretch of record cold weather. In general, the codfishing was slower than during the prior two seasons at this time. On the upside, offshore anglers were reported that the ling (red hake) fishing has

Saratoga Lake ice was holding up well at last report, with anglers reporting hit-and-miss action on perch and pickerel. On Lake George, ice conditions had deteriorated last week. That could have changed by now; a visit to Fish307.com is probably the best way to get updated ice conditions. That was the case with most of

Ice conditions change dramatically in this region, and prior to a mid-month warmup anglers were out on several waters, including West Branch Reservoir, Muscoot Reservoir, White Pond and Lake Gilead. But check conditions before you head out and exercise caution if you decide it’s a go. Most of the report we’re getting are focused on