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Lake Ontario and tributaries Fishing has been good of late, according to Capt. Vince Pierleoni of Olcott. Best fish zone for him has been in 250 to 450 feet of water, using flasher and fly or spoons in the top 85 feet of water. There has been scattered big kings and steelhead. Bait has been

Lake Ontario Chinook salmon were still scattered, so if you’re not marking fish or bait, keep searching. Fishing down 75 to 120 feet over 200 to 300 feet of water has been a good starting point. Large spoons and flashers and flies are working for the salmon. Good colors continued to be whites and greens.

Cayuga Lake Waterfleas were less of a problem, but floating weedmats were still an issue for trollers. Lake trout were hitting spoons or flasher-fly rigs, fished 50 to 80 feet down over 80 to 150 feet of water. Many methods are used to get lures down to depth such as copper, wire, lead core, Dipseys

Steve Koop at Adirondack Outdoor Co. reports lake trout action continues to be excellent on Lake Champlain, with fish being taken by trollers in 80-100 feet of water on spoons. The lakers are on the bottom, and some fish up to 12 pounds have been reported. The salmon bite has slowed but some nice fish

The fishing has remained good to excellent but anglers have had to adapt to the unusually warm water temperatures by searching out cooler water in the deeper parts of the Sound and fishing the incoming tides on the South Shore. There is a lot of bait in the bays and Sound and there are large

Lake George continues to see outstanding lake trout fishing, with lakers being taken in the 80- to 120-foot range but also right at the thermocline at 50 feet. It you want good numbers of smallmouths, fish a double-tailed jig in 25-35 feet; 35-feet and deeper for the bigger bronzebacks. Smallies are schooled up nicely right

Hudson River The water temperature are generally in the high 70s. Anglers were still having success catching smallmouths even with the warm water temps. Look for them around “suck holes,” submerged rocky points and sweeps. Largemouths were biting well also; look for them around weedbeds and the edge of the chestnut beds. Anglers continued to

As of midmonth, both the Beaverkill and Willowemoc were low and clear, with water temperatures an issue and conditions marginal at best. On the West Branch of the Delaware, wading was easy and water temps had not yet become an issue, but long leaders and a good presentation were important. Tricos in the morning, terrestrials