Fishing Reports

All of Region 9’s trout waters have been stocked. Hatchery staff are now delivering additional stocking increments to the larger and more popular area waters. Anglers can call the Randolph Hatchery Fish Stocking Hotline at

A number of county web sites offer good information on fishing in the area, including bait shops, guides, etc. A few examples are: Onondaga County (fishonondagacounty.com); Oswego County (visitoswegocounty.com); and Wayne County (waynecountytourism.com). Oswego and

Among the region’s stocked trout waters are: Broome County: Arctic Lake, Greenwood Lake, Finch Hollow Site 1, Little Choconut 2e, Nanticoke 7a, Nanticoke Lake, Palmers Pond, Patterson Pond #1, Oquaga Creek, Chenango Lake, Dudley Creek,

Lake Champlain: Cold weather has slowed catch-and-release bass fishing, but some anglers have been picking up solid numbers of fish and the occasional 4- and even 5-pounder. Lake trout have been offering up the most

Overall, the fishing was excellent for stripers and bluefish. The inshore and offshore saltwater temperatures have reached the high 50s, creating ideal conditions for striped bass and bluefish. The stripers have worked their way east

Great Sacandaga Lake was yielding a few walleye as well as the occasional brown or rainbow trout. Weather slowed fishing pressure and made it difficult to get any reports. The Mettawee and Battenkill should be