
Lake Ontario: Still crazy fishing after all these years
In the lake, the headline act is the Chinook salmon, the “king” of the water.

In the lake, the headline act is the Chinook salmon, the “king” of the water.

Seasoned anglers know to head to those areas where a stream, brook or small creek empties into a lake where these big sunfish are apt to gather to perform their seasonal ritual.

The headline act for fish-hungry trollers, drifters, and casters is the walleye.

Trout ponds starting to see a lot of angling pressure. And get ready for bass fishing.

Buffalo Harbor is a main launching point for boaters heading to nearby smallmouth bass and early season walleye hot spots.

In search of salmon and lake trout. No real reports on trout yet, but stream action should be picking up.

Lots of reports of steelheads being caught.

Using planer boards can get you into some nice fish.

Right now, there are hundreds of anglers with freezers full of black crappies and yellow perch following another productive ice fishing season.
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