Fishing Reports

Lake Ontario and tributaries Bass have been hitting in places like Olcott and Wilson harbors, according to Wes Walker at The Slippery Sinker in Olcott. They’ve also been catching some pike, rock bass and the

Lake Ontario The lake fishing has picked back up. Chinook salmon and lake trout were being found in 120 feet of water. The brown trout fishing has been good in the morning in shallow water,

Cayuga Lake Lake trout were still coming on flasher and fly rigs fished 50 to 120 feet down over 60 to 150 feet of water. Fishing stick baits or spoons from the surface down to

Lake Champlain Bass anglers were doing well throughout the lake, with the typical smallmouth action up north and more largemouths in the southern end of the lake. Tube baits were the ticket, as usual, and

The strong east wind kept many anglers inshore, but the sea bass fishing was excellent, with limits of 3- to 4-pound sea bass caught on the South Shore artificial reefs, the wrecks from New York

Lake George Luke at FISH307.com reports lake trout action continues to be off the charts, most likely a product of last winter when ice anglers never got a good shot at them. With the thermocline

John Miller at Bob’s Sport and Tackle in Katonah reports that some big brown trout – they weighed in a pair that topped 10 and 12 pounds recently – are still being taken on the

Beaverkill and Willowemoc Water levels were easily wadeable at last look; look for midges and BWOs early in the day and spinners, sulphurs, Isonychias and a few Light Cahills later. The West Branch of the

St. Lawrence River Not hearing a lot in the way of fishing reports, but the bass and pike should be providing some action. Black Lake Richard at Chapman’s Sports (315-324-5265) in Hammond reports warm weather