Fishing Reports

Cayuga Lake: Anglers fishing from shore around Taughannock were getting a few browns and Atlantics. Milliken Station has also been good for brown trout, with minnows working well. Seneca Lake: A few anglers going out

We’re simply not hearing a lot of reports these days, but it’s not necessarily due to a lack of safe ice on many waters, such as Lake Champlain or Schroon Lake. The bottom line seems

The weather began to moderate this report period, and with it the herring have begun to return. Ralph at Bernie’s Bait and tackle reported that herring were caught at the Canarsie Pier and the Coney

Lake George continued to offer safe ice, but at this stage of the season keep an eye out for weather changes, pressure ridges and cracks, bubblers and any sign of weak ice and open water.

Not hearing a lot now on the ice fishing front, but the April 1 trout opener looms and in a typical year some of the region’s waters see stockings of trout ahead of the opener.

Not much happening of late due to snow and ice conditions, and it remains to be seen what Mother Nature will offer up in terms of opening day fishing conditions on April 1. Catskill Flies

St. Lawrence River: Safe ice remains, particularly in the popular spots such as Lake of the Isles, Eel Bay and Chippewa Bay. It’s been a good – and long – season, with perch offering decent

Lake Ontario and tributaries: The go-to location for stream fishermen locally is the Burt Dam area of Eighteen Mile Creek and there was open water there, according to Wes Walker at The Slippery Sinker in