Syracuse.com - Aug. 31-Sept 2: Lots of salmon continue to be caught on Lake Ontario; walleye fishing is slow on Oneida Lake

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<p><strong>CNY FISHING FORECAST </strong></p>

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<p>LAKE ONTARIO <br />Lots of chinook salmon being caught out over 120 feet of water, fishing about 80 feet using flashers and A-Tom-Mik flies. </p>

<p>SALMON RIVER <br />River is very low. A few scattered chinook salmon have been seen throughout the river.<br /> <br />OSWEGO RIVER <br />Water remains low and warm. Sheepshead and rock bass are active throughout the river, with crayfish and worms working.</p>

<p>ONEIDA LAKE <br />Little has changed from last week and walleye fishing continues to be slow on the lake as young of the year shad are becoming large enough for the walleye to feed on. Anglers report marking large schools of baitfish. Blade baits and bucktail jigs tipped with nightcrawler are still producing some walleye in 20 to 30 feet of water. Smallmouth bass are also keying in on the shad schools, so keep an eye out for birds (terns or seagulls). When bass chase the shad to the surface birds will swoop down to eat the shad. You can see this bird activity from a greater distance than you can see bass rolling on the surface as they chase shad. Good lures are lipless crankbaits, topwater or plastic stickbaits.<br /> <br />CAYUGA LAKE <br />Lake trout are hitting spoons, or flasher and flies, fished 80 to 90 feet down over 100 to 150 feet of water. Many methods are working to get lures down to depth such as copper, wire, lead core, Dipseys and downriggers. Running Dipseys 200 to 300 feet back, 10 colors of lead core, and copper at 400 feet back have been good starting lengths. Vertical jigging continues to work for lake trout in 95 feet of water.</p>

<p>SENECA LAKE <br />Lake trout are hitting Spin Doctors and flies, and spoons, fished 50 to 80 feet down over 120 feet of water. Vertical jigging with chartreuse plastics has also been working for lake trout in 90 to 110 feet of water. </p>

<p>OWASCO LAKE <br />Lake trout are being taken down 80 to 90 feet over 100 to 150 feet of water on spoons or flasher and flies. </p>

<p>OTISCO LAKE <br />Trolling with worm harnesses has been working for walleye. Bass are hitting wacky rigged stick worms and plastic worms on drop shot rigs in 10 foot of water along weed edges. Flipping tube baits and creature baits into the weed mats is also working for largemouth bass.</p>

<p>SKANEATELES LAKE <br />Rainbow trout are hitting small spoons fished 45 to 65 feet. Trout are feeding on small yellow perch, so good colors for the spoons have been perch colors. Glow baits are also working well. Bass fishing along the shore continues to be good from 25 to 30 feet of water with tube jigs and drop shot rigs.<br /> <br />SODUS BAY<br />Largemouth bass fishing has been good early and late in the day with spinnerbaits, topwaters and a variety of plastics working. Fishing in the thick weed growth with tube or creature baits is a method.</p>

<p>SANDY POND <br />Nothing to report this week.<br /> <br />ST. LAWRENCE RIVER <br />Anglers using live crayfish are catching a lot of bass, fishing in 35 to 65 feet of water. Northerns are being caught near drop-offs and weedlines. Try using a live minnow. Walleyes are being caught at night, near the humps on the river’s bottom by anglers using a Jigfish tipped with a worm.</p>

<p>WHITNEY POINT RESERVOIR <br />Anglers are catching bluegills by trolling and than anchoring and fishing with small jigs when fish are found. Walleye are being caught early or late in the day for anglers trolling with worm harness and nightcrawlers along the old river channel. <br /></p>

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