Fishing Reports

Lake Ontario and tributaries: Reports of salmon showing up off the piers in Olcott have come in from some night fishermen casting glow-in-the-dark spoons and rattlebaits. A few brown trout are also being reported off

Lake Ontario: Salmon were being caught 75-90 feet down over 90-100 feet of water and are starting to stage around river mouths like the Oswego and Salmon rivers. Good baits continued to be spoons, flashers

Lake Champlain bass fishing should be heating up as fall weather begins to settle in. Top-water action should be superb in the evening. Landlocked salmon action has been outstanding all season on Champlain, with double-digit

The water has remained warm, and the fishing is more typical of mid-August, where most fish are looking for cleaner and cooler water. Once the water begins to cools, the baitfish will begin to move

Lake George smallmouth action has been fantastic of late, with several 4 pounders and even some 5-pound fish landed. You’ll have go to fairly deep: drop-shotting in 30-45 feet of water seems to be the

The folks at Bob’s Sport and Tackle in Katonah report Kensico Reservoir are continuing to yield browns and lakers, with several recent catches topping 10 pounds. On Muscoot Reservoir, it’s primarily a bass game right