Fishing Reports

The focus now is clearly on deer hunting, both in the Northern and Southern zones. The Southern Zone opener got off to a warm and windy start but there were scattered reports of solid success

No fishing report right now with most of the attention focused on whitetail hunting.

A few fishermen will be out when weather permits, with nymphs and streamers the best options. There are also still some olives around, along with some midges that can offer dry-fly fishing in winter. That

St. Lawrence River: Muskie hunters are taking their last shots ahead of the river’s Dec. 15 closure on those fish. Some good fish have already been taken this fall. Black Lake: No fishing report now

Lake Ontario and tributaries: If you are not a hunter, then this could be a great time to go fishing because there will be a lot less pressure in places like Eighteen Mile Creek and

Cayuga Lake: Northern pike and chain pickerel were being caught on spoons in the north end. Any rain should bring the browns and landlocked salmon into the tributaries. Seneca Lake: Lake trout were being taken

Deer hunters are seeing buck activity and are connecting on some good bucks – even a few topping the magical 200-pound mark. There hasn’t been a lot of tracking snow this season, with the exception

The striped bass and bluefish action outside the South Shore inlets, especially between Fire Island Inlet and Moriches Inlet, and off Montauk Point and Orient Point remained excellent, but anglers were working harder for the