Fishing Reports

Lake Ontario and tributaries: Local creeks like Eighteen Mile, Keg and Four Mile were all producing some nice trout despite some high and stained water conditions. Pink or red egg sacs, egg imitations or small

Trout streams stocked earlier this month include: Chenango County: Otselic River Cortland County: Otselic River Madison County: Canaseraga Creek, Chenango River, Chittenango Creek, Oneida Creek, and the Otselic River Onondaga County: (Stocked by Carpenter’s Brook

Trout streams stocked earlier this month include: Broome County: Chenango Lake, Dudley Creek, Nanticoke Creek, and East Branch Nanticoke Creek Cayuga County: Fall Creek Tioga County: East Branch of Owego Creek, Owego Creek, and West

Not a lot happening right now as we enter that time between the ice and open-water seasons. Backcountry brook trout anglers are predicting a late start to their season as they wait for the remote

Trout season opened up with plenty of brown and rainbow trout being caught in Belmont Lake, the Carlls River south of Southard’s Pond, and the stocked lakes in Nassau County. Roostertails and trout magnets have

Not hearing much of late, but streams like the Mettawee, Battenkill and Kayderosseras may be fishable soon, if not now.

Waters stocked ahead of the trout opener included: Dutchess County: Fishkill Creek, Sprout Creek, Roeliff Jansen Kill, Crum Elbow Creek, Sawkill, Ten Mile River, Webatuck Creek, Swamp River. Putnam County: Croton River East Branch, Croton

Conditions were slowly improving, although the Beaverkill and Willowemoc remained high as of late last week. The West Branch of the Delaware was also high and float fishing was a better option than wading. A

St. Lawrence River: Not hearing anything as most folks await the departure of the ice. Black Lake: Between ice and open water fishing now.