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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

Cayuga Lake NY Fishing Report

Atlantic salmon and brown trout fishing has been very good on the south end with fish hitting stickbaits fished off planer boards. Anglers jigging are finding lake trout deep, in 135 to 175 feet of water. Yellow perch fishing continues to be very good on small minnows in the north end of the lake. Fish are being found in 10-20 feet of water. There are reports of a few smelt being dipped at Taughannock, but there are a lot of anglers and few fish.

Chautauqua Lake NY Fishing Report

The crappie bite has been slow to decent, with a better early morning or night bite. Minnows, small tube jigs or a combination have been productive between 6-8 feet of water. Better catches have been seen by anglers targeting yellow perch from both boat and shore. Fathead minnows are producing nice catches of 8-9 inch perch with some jumbos mixed in. The bullhead bite has been good in shallow areas on worms and chicken livers.

Lake Erie NY Fishing Report

The first of the spring run smallmouth bass are moving into the Erie tributaries, especially Cattaraugus Creek. The tributary bass action really heats up in May! If you are targeting bass, keep in mind that only artificial baits/lures are permitted until May 2nd.  Anglers are catching bullhead in Dunkirk Harbor off the main city pier and behind the Clarion. Look for smallmouth bass and yellow perch action to pick up in harbors such as Barcelona, Dunkirk, Sturgeon and Small Boat Harbors.

Lake George NY Fishing Report

Lake George is producing some very nice lake trout and salmon.

Oneida Lake NY Fishing Report

Fishing in the shallow water in the many bays and marinas is producing a mix of panfish. Bluegills and crappies are also being taken in Toad Harbor, Big Bay and Maple Bay. Small minnows and jigs with grubs are working.

Lake Ontario NY Fishing Report

Brown trout fishing continues to be very good along the shoreline and fish are being caught from Fairhaven to the Salmon River. Small stickbaits (Rapala's, Thundersticks and Smithwicks) and spoons (Needle Fish, Michigan Stingers and Evil Eyes) are both working. Black & silver, shad, glow patterns or chartreuse colors are all working well. Running stickbaits off planner boards is producing more fish. Anglers casting from shore are also getting some trout on Cleos in blue& silver, glow green and gold.

Otisco Lake NY Fishing Report

Anglers trolling are getting brown trout on stickbaits and Mepp's spinners. Some panfish are being taken by shore anglers on the north end and Causeway. Catch and release bass anglers are doing well on smallmouth bass.

Skaneateles Lake NY Fishing Report

Yellow perch are being taken both shallow and deep on small minnows. Fishing in 10-15 feet of water is producing more but smaller fish, but anglers fishing in deep, 50 feet of water are catching some very big perch. There are still a few rainbows being taken in Grout Brook on egg sacs.

Niagra River NY Fishing Report

Bass and panfish action will be best in areas with slightly warmer water temperatures, like the various harbors and inlets along Grand Island, Buffalo and the Tonawandas. These warmer water pockets draw in bait fish which in turn draw feeding panfish and bass. If you are targeting bass, keep in mind that only artificial baits/lures are permitted at this time.  All the popular drifts from Artpark through Lewiston are producing catches. Anglers report limit catches on egg sacs and minnows. Lake trout action has been decent on the Niagara Bar for those drifting with shiners.

Salmon River NY Fishing Report

There are a lot of fish in the river and it's tributaries. Fish the gravel areas as fish are still actively spawning and there are also many drop backs in the holes and slower water areas. Good baits are egg sacs (pink & white mesh), night-crawlers and pink worms. It may also pay to try some of the smaller streams like North and South Sandy, Grindstone Creek, and the Little Sandy Creek.

Saratoga Lake NY Fishing Report

The target is bluegills, fished on teardrop jigs and marabou jigs, or yellow perch, usually fished on tip-ups with fathead minnows.

*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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