The St Lawrence River is approximately 800 miles long and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.  With an average width of two miles and a maximum depth of over 200 feet, this sole natural outlet for the Great Lakes System is the largest east-west river in North America.  The St Lawrence River also forms part of the international boundary between Ontario, Canada and New York.  The section of New York’s St. Lawrence River between Cape Vincent and Morristown is often described as the prettiest 45 miles of bass water in America. This is the fabled 1,000 Islands region, where the river is filled with rocky, tree-covered islands both large and small.  The lower section of the river, from the Iroquois Dam to the Moses-Saunders Power Dam near Massena, is referred to as Lake St. Lawrence, created with the construction of the Seaway in 1959. The area which lies between these two sections is appropriately known a the Middle Corridor.

The St Lawrence River offers anglers great fishing for Musky, Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass and Panfish.  Good catches of Smallmouth Bass are taken around islands, off points, in bays, below the Moses-Saunders Power Dam and off shoals.  Largemouth bass can be found in shallow weedy bays and along edges of shoals.  Shallow weedy bays and shoals are places where northern pike anglers do well.  In the spring, walleye hot spots are generally where major tributaries enter the St. Lawrence.  Try tolling along the edge of shoals from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg for musky in the summer and fall.