Syracuse.com - March 27-April 1: Opening day of trout fishing season is Monday

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Ice fishing anglers are still getting out and catching fish on Otisco Lake.

CNY FISHING FORECAST

* Reminders Trout season opens Monday.

Bait stores (list and map).

SALMON RIVER

Lots of fish continue to be caught throughout the river. The steelhead are spawning and brown trout are coming in from the lake to eat their eggs. Anglers continue to have luck using egg sacs, trout beads, flies and pink worms. Bright-colored flies or bait works best.

OSWEGO RIVER

Anglers fishing behind the downtown hotels continue to catch nice brown trout and a few steelhead using egg sacs and white, bucktail jigs (3/8 ounce). Make sure bring to bring a long-handled net, advised one angler.

ONEIDA LAKE

Ice fishing season is over. Some are getting out in boats to fish open water for perch and panfish. Others are fishing from shore in the Three Rivers area.

CAYUGA LAKE

Some anglers are fishing down by the power plant in Lansing on the eastern side, catching trout from shore using large shiners as bait. A few are getting out in boats to fish for perch and crappie.

SENECA LAKE

Brown trout and Atlantic salmon are hitting on weighted salmon flies trolled on the surface. Anglers fishing on the inside of the pier are catching yellow perch and bluegills. The yellow perch are hitting on fathead minnows and the bluegill are hitting on waxworms or spikes. The bluegill bite has been better late in the day and continues for a few hours after dark.

OWASCO LAKE

Anglers are fishing from boats on the west side at the north end have been catching bluegills and perch. Anglers out in boats are also catching lake trout using medium-sized shiners around Ensinore.

OTISCO LAKE

The whole lake remains frozen, with 8-10 inches of ice. Ice fishing anglers continue to get out.

SKANEATELES LAKE

The DEC launch has been opened and docks are in. Anglers are starting to get out in boats to fish for boats.

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Some anglers continue to go out on the ice, but conditions are questionable.

SODUS BAY

Anglers are catching crappies and bluegills off the bridge, using jigs and spikes and minnows.

SANDY CREEK/WHITNEY POINT RESERVOIR

No fishable ice.

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