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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

As the water temperature starts to dip into the lower 40's and upper 30's one important tip would be to slow down. The big bass will still bite as they try to prepare for the winter months. Great baits to use for largemouth bass during these times are bulkier Jig-n-Pigs and Texas rigged creature baits fished slowly on the bottom. Try focusing your efforts on the first drop-off and around timber. When targeting smallmouth bass try using tube jigs and curly tailed grubs in green pumpkin and smoke colors. Fish these baits by slowly bouncing them along rocky bottoms.

Canandaigua Lake NY Fishing Report

Lake trout and rainbow trout fishing continues to be good, especially on the north end. Trolling blue stickbaits and spoons in 60 to 80 feet of water has been working well.

Cayuga Lake NY Fishing Report

Some lake trout are being taken 40 to 80 feet down over 150 to 200 feet of water. Some yellow perch are being taken in 10 to 15 feet of water in the north end on minnows. There are some brown trout, Atlantic salmon and a few rainbows in the larger tributaries like Fall Creek and Lower Cayuga Inlet. With the low clear water, fish are pretty spooky.

Chautauqua Lake NY Fishing Report

Yellow perch action continues to be good for anglers fishing mid-lake areas in 10-16 fow. Anglers have also seen good perch and panfish action from shore, especially at Long Point State Park where a duo caught 90 perch on Sunday. Minnows are top bait, but worms or grubs will work as well. Muskellunge are still an option, target them by casting bucktail spinners or large stickbaits over the weeds in 10-12 fow.

Lake Erie NY Fishing Report

Catches have been decent for perch anglers targeting shallower schools. A good start is in 50 feet of water (fow) between Cattaraugus Creek and Sturgeon Point. Watch your graph and move around, a few feet (depth) on either side of 50 should be good as well. Anglers can also give their favorite nearshore springtime areas a go for late season walleye. Walleye typically move back inshore at this time of year to feed before the onset of winter. For smallmouth bass, key on reef and shoal areas in 15-30 feet of water (fow). A drop-shot rig with live crayfish or shiners works well, but tubes or plastics that imitate crayfish, gobies and shiners will also produce.

Oneida Lake NY Fishing Report

The nighttime shore bite for walleyes is mixed, some nights are good and some real slow. Casting stickbaits that resemble gizzard shad (blue & silver or black & silver) is producing walleye when they are hitting. Yellow perch are hitting fathead minnows fished in 10 to 20 feet of water around weeds. Smallmouth bass fishing continues to be good throughout the lake.

Lake Ontario NY Fishing Report

Steelhead and brown trout are being caught by shore anglers casting spoons off of Irondequoit Bay, Maxwell Creek, Webster Park, and Bear Creek. There are still a few salmon in some of the tributaries. Even though there isn't a lot of water, there are some rainbows in Maxwell Creek. Good baits have been egg sacs in orange or chartreuse and single eggs.

Seneca Lake NY Fishing Report

Yellow perch are hitting in around 30 to 40 feet of water on minnows or worms. Lake trout are being caught by trolling in 70 to 90 feet near bottom. Some lake trout are also being caught on egg sacks off the pier in Watkins Glen. Landlocked salmon are still being caught on green flasher-fly rigs on the south end of the lake. Some brown trout have been caught from shore on the south end using stickbaits. Bass are being caught at the south end on shiners.

Skaneateles Lake NY Fishing Report

Rainbow trout fishing continues to be fair for anglers trolling on the surface with small stickbaits and spoons over 15 to 60 feet of water. A few lake trout are also being taken this way. Worm & marshmallow rigs are beginning to produce some rainbows for shore anglers.

Hudson River NY Fishing Report

The Hudson River black bass fishing has been excellent. Water temperatures are around 45 degrees. Anglers are reporting catching alot of fish in the creek mouths and around rock piles on the main river. Crankbaits, suspended jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and big jig-n-pigs seem to be the baits of choice.

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.

Salmon River NY Fishing Report

Steelhead and brown trout are scattered throughout the river and are cooperative if not spooked. Anglers have been doing better early or late in the day with the current water flow. The Douglaston Salmon Run has been reporting some good steelhead action, as well as the upper end of the river. Blue egg sacs, pink worms, glo roe beads are producing fish on the bottom and under floats. Blue sucker spawn, glo bugs and bright estaz patterns have been the successful flies lately.

*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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