Fishing Reports

Lake Ontario: Brown trout continued to be scattered after the variable winds we’ve had the last few weeks. If you can find some off colored water, try fishing stick baits and small spoons in the

Cooler weather, along with some breezy days, rolled into the region recently and created some challenging fishing conditions. Still, water temps are set up for some fine action on Lake Champlain, Schroon Lake and other

The striped bass fishing in New York Harbor continued to be excellent, with fish in the high teens to low 20-pound class being caught on bunker chunks fished on the flats south of Governor’s Island,

Fishing has been solid on the Mettawee, Battenkill and other trout waters, and cool weather conditions should help keep water temps at a trout-friendly level. Bass anglers undoubtedly will be hitting Lake George and Saratoga

Anglers will be targeting bass with the regular season opening June 15, but trout are still an option on several east of Hudson reservoirs, notably West Branch and Kensico. Muscoot Reservoir should be a good

Beaverkill and Willowemoc: Both are wadeable and clear at last look. East Branch of the Delaware: Limiting wading last week, and fishing was slow. West Branch of the Delaware: Limited wading here, too, but things

St. Lawrence River: The recent cold front slowed fishing some, but anglers were reporting catches of pike, perch and a few walleye. Black Lake: Bass should be the main attraction on the lake now, given