Fishing Reports

Lake Ontario and tributaries There’s a better chance for success in places like 18 Mile Creek as increased numbers of trout and salmon arrive with the cooler weather . Because of some concerns with egg

Lake Ontario Salmon were found around tributary mouths, and when anglers could get a boat out they were catching some on egg sacs. When we do get rain, salmon enter the tributaries but then drop

Cayuga Lake No word lately on the tributary fishing for brown trout or Atlantic salmon. Seneca Lake Yellow perch were being caught on the south end off the pier in Watkins Glen and by the

While many Northern Zone deer hunters were awaiting cooler temperatures and some tracking snow, there were some early success stories to note. John Morris of Elizabethtown started the firearms season off with a bang by

The bluefish action outside the South Shore inlets from Shinnecock Inlet to New York Bight was excellent. The blues ranged from 8 to 15 pounds, with most fish caught on diamond jigs and live bunker.

Northern Zone deer hunters were off to a good start, with some quality kills reported during the weeklong muzzleloader season as well as the first weekend of the firearms offering. Among those who connected was

Not a lot of anglers getting out right now, but at last check Kensico Reservoir continued to yield a mixed bag of trout, bass and perch, and New Croton Reservoir was offering up both white