New York

Anglers were still plying the waters of Lake Champlain, primarily for perch but also for northern pike in some areas of the big lake and the occasional walleye in South Bay. Smelt action in Bulwagga

The extremely windy weather experienced kept many of the cod and sea bass boats inshore. But those that did venture out continued to report excellent bottom fishing from the artificial reefs out to the wrecks

Lake George’s popular bays were yielding, at times, good numbers of keeper-sized perch, as well as the occasional laker that tops the lake’s 23-inch size minimum. It remains to be seen how well the ice

Not hearing a lot right now, and that’s likely a product of deteriorating ice conditions, which isn’t unusual as we head toward mid-March.

Not the best time to try fishing and most anglers were awaiting the April 1 opener. Small, dark stoneflies should start to hatch as weather starts to warm. If you must go, your options right

St. Lawrence River Ice was holding up well at last check, with northern pike providing the bulk of the action in sports like Eel Bay and Lake of the Isles. Perch were cooperating as well