Lake Sara (Effingham): The crappie bite has been hot. The bait of choice is small jigs tipped with wax worms or spikes under floats. Skipping under the deeper docks or finding the submerged timber and green weeds is working. Coffeen Lake: Bass fishing has been good for anglers using crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappies have […]
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Fox River: The water temps have dropped quite a bit. Some reports of walleyes showing up at the McHenry Dam as well as other key walleye areas throughout the river. Jig and minnows worked slowly as well as small jerkbaits have been proven effective. Smallmouth action slow. Fish can be caught, but now is the
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Elbow deep in alligators (Suffolk County) On June 9, complaints began to come in about an alligator sighting at the DEC canoe launch site on the Peconic River in Manorville. A young fisherman who reported the sighting had a photograph to confirm his report. This was the same body of water where ECOs had to
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Season Dates Dec. 14: Blackfish season closes Dec. 15: Striped bass season closes (marine waters) Dec. 15: Duck season closes (Northeast Zone) Dec. 15: Canada goose season closes (Northeast Zone) Dec. 18: Canada goose season closes (South Zone) Dec. 19: Duck season closes (Lake Champlain Zone) Dec. 21: Canada goose season closes (East Central Zone) Dec. 28: Duck season reopens (Western
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Lake Ontario and tributaries: The fishing action has been hot and cold – both on the river and in area streams – but the important thing is that they are catching fish. At Eighteen Mile Creek and Burt Dam, action has slowed for casters a bit. Greg Stanley of All in the Same Boat Tackle
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Lake Ontario: Steelhead and brown trout were being taken in the tributaries. Try egg imitations or egg sacs. Oneida Lake: When weather allows, the shore bite for walleyes should still be going. Try casting stick baits just before and after dark. Some good areas are Sylvan Beach, Lower South Bay, Lewis Point, Oneida Shores and
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Cayuga Lake: Yellow perch were being caught in the north end on minnows. Seneca Lake: Yellow perch were hitting on small minnows and plastics. The northern third of the lake has been productive for perch. Canandaigua Lake: Nothing to report. Keuka Lake: No report. Owasco Lake: Yellow perch were hitting minnows on the north end
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