
New York Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 3, 2021
Anglers targeting walleyes, pike and muskies (especially in the Great Lakes) are just getting started.
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Anglers targeting walleyes, pike and muskies (especially in the Great Lakes) are just getting started.

On Lake Ontario, brown trout fishing has been challenging but some are being caught in 40 foot of water by anglers trolling with spoons or stickbaits early in the morning.

By now the trout stocking trucks and choppers should have made their runs and usually when the black flies are biting, so are the trout.

Brook trout anglers, especially those who head for backcountry ponds, such as those in the Adirondacks and Catskills, should also be enjoying some action.

Trout stocking is in full swing across central and western New York.

Trout anglers on ponds and streams are enjoying some productive outings and things could be happening a bit sooner thanks to some unseasonably warm weather in early April that triggered ice-out.

Mid-April should find trout anglers in all their glory. A few exceptions may be at higher elevations where ice-out tends to come later than other parts of the state. Trout stocking should also be intensifying

Trout season ready to kick off. Here’s where you can find some fish come the opener.

April 1 is a New York angler’s holiday as it is the traditional opening day of trout season. One never knows what opening day will bring. Location pending, the weather could be more like spring,
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