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Central New York

Lake Ontario: Some brown trout and steelhead are being caught in the tributaries like Irondequoit Creek and Bear Creek. Anglers are also having success casting Cleos and Krocodiles near the mouths of tributaries. Yellow perch

Central

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

Southwest Region

Paint Creek Lake (Highland County) – Crappies are being caught by anglers using minnows or jigs as bait. Fish the bait in three to 12 feet of water and around any type of woody structure,

Eastern Upper

Drummond Island Area Perch fishing shut right down, and the fish have moved out of Scotts and Maxton bays. Expect them to return under the ice. Bowhunters on the island did well, and a good

Southcentral Region

Lake Redman (York County) – Cooling weather spurred the white crappie and bluegill bites in recent weeks, with vertical jigging small hair jigs around off-shore structure producing some nice catches. Little Juniata River (Blair County)

Statewide

ALEXANDRIA AREA With shoreline ice taking hold, the open-water fishing season is over. Although water temperatures are ripe for ice-making, an extended stretch of cold weather is needed before the lakes cap over. Deer registrations

Southeast Region

Clarks Creek, Stony Creek (Dauphin County) – Trout were rising to midges in early November. Anglers were advised to use Tan Caddis (14 -18), midges (18-26), Copper Johns (14-20), Green Weenies (12-14) and Pheasant Tails

Ohio River Region

Belmont County – Smallmouth bass can be caught along the riprap or by casting out with crankbaits resembling minnows or shad. Lawrence County – Saugers are hitting in the mouths of the creeks along the

Northwest Region

Lake Erie and tributaries – A calm lake in early November put crowds at the mouths of Trout and Godfrey runs, where anglers reported a steady bite on active steelhead. A 151/2-pounder was weighed at

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