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Lake Ontario: Steelhead and brown trout were still being taken in the tributaries when weather conditions permit. Oneida Lake: With the snow and cold of late there was no new information to report. Oswego River: High flows recently made shore fishing difficult. Anglers in drift boats were at last report still enjoying good action for […]

Cayuga Lake: Some landlocked salmon and brown trout were in the tributaries. Suggested baits are egg sacs, egg-imitating flies or streamers. Seneca Lake: Anglers still getting out in boats were catching a mixed bag of Atlantic salmon, brown trout, and some lake trout. Canandaigua Lake: No report, probably not until ice forms. Keuka Lake: Vertical

It’s early, but a couple of waters saw some ice fishing activity, with Hamilton County’s Lake Eaton one of those spots. Always exercises extreme caution if you head out this early; the mid-month snowfall didn’t help ice conditions in some areas. Lake Colby in Saranac Lake is typically one of the early spots where safe ice

The excellent fall striper season ended with mostly stripers in the 3- to 8-pound class being caught from ocean surf on tins, bucktails and plastic baits. A few keeper-sized stripers were reported, but they have largely moved off the southern New Jersey coast. The fall run stripers were feeding largely on sand eels. Hopefully these

Ice anglers are awaiting their first crack on the hard water, but we can’t point anglers to any spots until we feel comfortable conditions are absolutely safe. Keep an eye on Saratoga and Round lakes, as well as a couple of thers that might freeze earlier than most in the region.

A few brown trout were being taken in the NYC reservoirs (Cross River and Kensico among them) when weather conditions permitted. Most of the action was coming from shore anglers.

Not hearing anything now on the fishing front, which isn’t surprising given the weather conditions of late. Catskil Flies

St. Lawrence River: Some ice fishing was going on at Eel Bay and Lake of the Isles; most of the info right now ice conditions and not fishing success. Black Lake: Some ice fishing was taking place, notably on Rollaway Bay, where crappie, bluegill and the occasional pike were being taken. Be careful where you