Fishing Reports

Lake Ontario and tributaries: Fishing has been pretty good on the lake as things have slowly started to turn around. In the Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Association’s King Salmon Tournament and Curt Meddaugh Memorial

Lake Ontario: Salmon fishing has been good one day and slow the next. Look for salmon in 150 to 300 feet of water and from 40 to 110 feet down. Fish were being taken on

Cayuga Lake: Fleas and weed mats seem to be less of a nuisance of late, but it does vary by day and wind direction. Anglers trolling 40 to 80 feet down over 150 to 250

Tournament bass anglers on Lake Champlain connected on good numbers of bass, notably largemouths in the Ticonderoga area. The fish have seen quite a bit of pressure but action has remained decent. In the northern

The saltwater fishing remained very strong, with numerous opportunities for all anglers. The offshore fluke bite has significantly improved, with most boats running out of the South Shore inlets and in New York Bight reporting

Lake George: The folks at FISH307 report solid bass action for smallmouths and, surprisingly largemouths as well in 20-30 feet of water. Lake trout fishing, as always, remained excellent, and charter boats were reporting the

Hudson River: Anglers were picking up smallmouth bass on medium-diving crankbaits around rockpiles and day markers. Largemouth bass were being caught almost anyplace were vegetation meets rock; popular baits included Senko-style plastics and weedless jigs.

Beaverkill/Willowemoc: Small nymphs and terrestrials have been effective. The Horton area is now closed to fishing as a thermal refuge area for the fish. Delaware West Branch: A decent Sulphur hatch most days. The “slop”