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New York is a prime Fishing Vacation Destination for Great Bass Fishing and Sport Fishing.  With outstanding Freshwater Fishing Lakes like: Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, Lake George and Sport Fishing on the Long Island coast you are sure to catch your fishing limit.  New York Fishing Charters and Fishing Guides are located all around NY State to help make your Fishing Vacation one to remember.  Once you spend your Fishing Trip at one of our fine New York Lake Resorts, you will find it's a place you won't want to leave!  New York Lake Homes are for sale throughout the state if you are looking for a second home or retirement.  The Finger Lakes and Adirondack Lakes are also popular destinations for fishing and sightseeing.  Whether your here for our great Trout and Bass Fishing or just a quiet day on the boat, New York is THE place for your next Fishing Trip.

New York Fishing Reports

Canandaigua Lake NY Fishing Report

Anglers fishing on the south end are getting yellow perch and crappies by the drop off in front of the West River. Small minnows and spikes are working well. Anglers top lining with spoons and stickbaits are getting brown trout in the south end. Lake trout are hitting flashers and flies fished down 75-100 feet.

Cayuga Lake NY Fishing Report

No thermocline has developed yet so fish are scattered at a variety of depths. Lake trout fishing has been fair for anglers fishing around Deans Cove and Taughannock Point with fish being caught in 40 to 60 feet of water; there is still a lot of bait being marked at that depth. Lakers are also being caught deeper in 150 to 200 feet of water. Trolling and vertical jigging are both working. Good jigging baits have been ¾ oz. jig heads with white plastic shad bodies. Anglers trolling with wire and Dipsey Divers are letting about 280 to 300 feet of wire on a #2 setting.

Chautauqua Lake NY Fishing Report

The black crappie bite in the southern basin has been good in the channels and nearshore areas with the best action after dusk. Small tubes or minnows have worked great for crappie between 9-13 inches long. Anglers can target crappie in 6-8 feet of water in the bays and near the islands in the south basin. Open water crappie anglers who could not locate the crappie were at least picking up 8-9 inch yellow perch.

Oneida Lake NY Fishing Report

Walleye fishing continues to be good, with the fish coming into shallower water along the weedlines in 8 to 12 feet of water. The area north of Buoy 109 midway to the north shore and in front of Lakeport have been good, along with the south shore off of the state boat launch in Bridgeport. Many angler, in addition to using bucktail jigs tipped with a night crawler, are getting fish using Sonar or XPS lures.

Lake Ontario NY Fishing Report

Near shore brown trout fishing has been spotty, but anglers getting on the water very, very early in the morning are getting fish in 30 to 50 feet of water. Good baits have been black & silver stickbaits, and spoons in glow green, orange and black & silver. The lake trout bite continues to be more consistent with fish being taken in 100 to 140 feet of water. Some perch are being caught along the lake shore on small minnows.

Seneca Lake NY Fishing Report

Brown trout and Atlantic salmon fishing continues to be good on the south end of the lake around the canal mouth for anglers fishing near the surface with bright colored stickbaits. On the north end lake trout are being caught 40 feet down over 100 feet. Perch fishing has picked up and fish are being caught in 30 to 40 feet of water on minnows.

Skaneateles Lake NY Fishing Report

Anglers fishing near shore with tube jigs and drop-shot rigs are catching smallmouth bass, big yellow perch and lake trout. For bass, also try green pumpkinseed-colored plastic Senko worms. Anglers fishing streamers near shore are also catching rainbow trout.

Niagra River NY Fishing Report

The steelhead action is really picking up on the lower river. Boaters report good catches of steelhead in the Artpark drift, however the Stella, Johnson, Jackson and Canadian drifts have also been producing chromers. Pink egg sacs have been the ticket, but skein and Kwikfish have worked as well. The shoreline along Artpark State Park has also been a hot spot for anglers fishing from shore. Good catches of steelhead have been reported on egg sacs, egg pattern flies, spoons and spinners. Shore anglers can also find river access at Devils Hole State Park and Whirlpool State Park.

St. Lawrence River NY Fishing Report

For bass fishing try rubber worms and live bait (worms/minnows). Walleye fishing is picking up. Many fish are being taken in 10 to 15 feet of water on Berkley Gulp minnows. Northern pike have done deeper, and getting caught in 15 to 20 feet of water on crankbaits and jigs, along with live bait. Perch are still deep (between 40 and 60 feet), but some big ones are being taken on live bait (fathead minnows.)

Salmon River NY Fishing Report

Lots of stocked, 10-12 inch brown trout in river. Fly guys should try a caddis fly (size 14 or 16). Also, there’s been reports of an occasional Atlantic salmon getting picked up on both wet and dry flies.

*New York Fishing Report courtesy of NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Top New York Ice Fishing Lakes

Lake Champlain - Lake Champlain is popular with ice-fishermen because it contains both coldwater and warmwater species. Most anglers target walleyes, smelts, perch, pike, landlocked salmon and lake trout, they also take rainbow and brown trout, pickerel, muskellunge, crappies and other panfish.

Saratoga Lake - Ice-fishermen at Saratoga Lake can count on a mixed bag, with plenty of weedy shallows harboring pike, bluegills and crappies, with walleyes and perch usually hanging at intermediate depths or near the bottom.

Lake Ontario - Sodus Bay is the center of ice-fishing activity on the south shore of Lake Ontario, a favorite destination for Rochester-area fishermen. Conditions here are varied, from plenty of weed-filled shallows leading to deeper water with gentle dropoffs and structure along the west side of Eagle and Newark islands. Fishing off points extending out from shore is recommended for pike, perch and panfish.

Oneida Lake - The large Shackleton Shoals in the middle of the lake is the most noted walleye-perch hotspot. A cluster of shoals off Constantia, including Pancake, Grassy and Dakin, are also popular fish magnets, along with Messenger Shoal in the east end.

Lake Erie - For excellent perch fishing, with an occasional run of lunker walleyes, try Sturgeon Point, where there is good public access.  Perch schools often hold along the same ledges and dropoffs as in the spring and fall, try fishing northwest of Sturgeon Point toward the Evans-Angola Bar.

Chautauqua Lake - Walleyes attract most ice-fishermen to the northern basin, due to its deeper water and more diverse habitat. Anglers usually set up over a rock or gravel bottom at depths ranging from 20 to 50 feet. Recommended areas include Prendergast Point, Long Point, Chautauqua Institution and Mission Meadows.  Chautauqua Lake also offers excellent perch and crappie fishing at Bemus Bay, Dewittville Bay and Irwins Bay in the northern basin, and at Ashville Bay in the southern basin.

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