
New York Fishing Report – April 10-17, 2026
When weather has permitted, Lake Ontario brown trout action has been very good from the Niagara River to east of Rochester.
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When weather has permitted, Lake Ontario brown trout action has been very good from the Niagara River to east of Rochester.

Warmer days have anglers antsy and hunters thinking turkeys. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on April 9, 2026.

All inland trout streams are running high and stained at report time. Smaller or spring fed streams may be options later this weekend.

In smaller tribs here, there should be some dropback steelhead, dropback or fresh-run browns and more smallmouth bass action coming on.

Report indicates good success in the lake pulling a mix of stick baits and spoons.

Good numbers of yellow perch have moved into the canals and have been cooperative here.

Shoreline and nearshore lake casting or small craft action has been good, mirroring the apparent strong numbers of brown trout.

Brown trout fishing out of Wilson and Olcott has been going gangbusters.

Looking ahead to those April 1 openers. Here’s a look at the New York fishing report across the state on March 26, 2026.
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