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Lake Ontario and tributaries: Salmon fishing on Eighteen Mile Creek was starting to pick up from the piers to the dam at Burt. Casting the piers with spoons or deep diving stick baits  in firetiger or chartreuse was working morning and early evening; glow-in-the-dark works at night. Egg skein is another approach that has been

Lake Ontario: Many of the salmon have made their way into the estuaries or river mouths. Fishing on the lake has really started to wind down because of it. Salmon being taken around river mouths were shallow and are hitting glow J-plugs and glow flutter spoons. Oneida Lake: Yellow perch were still being found in

Cayuga Lake: Little has changed from the last report. Vertical jigging has been working for lake trout, with fish being found in 65-110 feet of water. Trolling down 70-80 feet over 100-160 feet of water with spoons or flasher and flies was also producing some lake trout. Yellow perch were being caught in the north

Not hearing a lot on the fishing front with trout season now closed and most sportsmen turning their attention to the hunting seasons, including the Northern Zone muzzleloader deer and bear opener Oct. 19.

The saltwater fishing has been excellent. Blackfish season opened on Oct. 5 and many tackle shops reported blackfish to 7 pounds being caught on the South Shore reefs and inshore wrecks, and on the reefs and rock piles in the Sound.  Inshore, blackfish were caught off the inlet jetties on both the North and South

Not hearing a lot on the fishing front now that trout season has closed and hunting seasons – notably early bear (Northern Zone) and archery deer – have opened.