Fishing Reports

Big Wave Sport and Tackle and Westchester Archery report trout, yellow perch and white perch seem to be the mainstay right now, with small jigs tipped with worms or medium or large shiners the go-to

St. Lawrence River: Weather is now more conducive to ice making, and some of the more popular bays might – that’s might – offer safe ice now. Use caution if you go. Black Lake: A

Lake Ontario and tributaries: Water conditions were low and slightly stained on Eighteen Mile Creek at Burt Dam at last check and the temperature was dropping toward more winter-like readings. Small jigs tipped with a

Even the Adirondacks were offering very limited ice fishing possibilities on the heels of the late December warmup. Things should start to improve this month, however. Among the few options at the end of the

Safe ice had yet to arrive heading into the New Year, but better (colder) weather had arrived and conditions should improve. If you even consider heading out, use caution and get a condition report before

Not a lot happening of late as winter weather set in. Still, the hardy angler ventures out here and there. Willowemoc and Beaverkill: Both rivers are fishable but abnormally low for this time of year.

Lake Ontario: Steelhead and brown trout were being taken in the tributaries with egg sacs, egg pattern flies and wooly buggers working. Flows have increased with recent rain and snowmelt. Oneida Lake: Nothing happening right