Syracuse.com - Oct. 28-30: Late evening shore bite on Oneida Lake remains strong

HuntingNY-News · October 27, 2011

Salmon River was up at midweek and that resulted in a fresh run of chinook salmon, followed by steelhead. Fishing remains great.

CNY FISHING FORECAST

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LAKE ONTARIO

Still a good time to troll for rainbows and steelhead, using floating egg sacks at the mouths of tributaries for steelhead.

SALMON RIVER

River was up at midweek and that resulted in a fresh run of chinook salmon, followed by steelhead. Fishing remains great.

OSWEGO RIVER

There are still good numbers of salmon throughout the river. Estaz eggs, egg sacs, woolly buggers and crazy eggs are all working. Brown trout and steelhead are also being taken along with the salmon.

ONEIDA LAKE

The nighttime shore-casting bite for walleyes is in full swing. Casting from shore after dark with stickbaits in black and silver and blue and silver usually works. It may pay to use smaller baits as young-of-the-year gizzard shad are numerous and smaller than usual (about 2½ to 3 inches). Perch bite continues to be good, as anglers have been catching fish off shore, off docks and in boats.

CAYUGA LAKE

The boat launch at Allen Treman State Park has been closed for the season in an effort to help prevent the spread of hydrilla, an invasive aquatic plant. Atlantic salmon and lake trout are being taken down 50 to 70 feet over 120 to 150 feet of water on flashers and flies or spoons. Yellow perch fishing has picked up around Union Springs with perch hitting small minnows.

SENECA LAKE

Yellow perch fishing has been very good in 25 feet of water throughout the lake. Small minnows or a bright-colored bucktail jig tipped with worm has been working. Lake trout are being taken on spoons and flashers and flies fished down 90 feet. Salmon are being taken 40 feet down on flies and flashers. Anglers fishing large minnows under bobbers or casting large crankbaits are catching some northern pike around the lake. Scuba divers have been seeing a lot of big smallmouth bass in 75 to 80 feet of water.

OWASCO LAKE

Few anglers have been out, so no new fishing activity to report this week.

OTISCO LAKE

Largemouth bass are hitting in and around the weed beds on the north end of the lake. A few tiger muskie are being taken on swimbaits and spinnerbaits by anglers casting near shore.

SKANEATELES LAKE

Smallmouth bass and rock bass continue to hit along the shore for anglers fishing with tube baits, super flukes, drop-shot rigs, Senko worms and crayfish. Yellow perch are being taken on small minnows or crayfish.

SODUS BAY

Perch fishing has picked up with fish being taken throughout the bay. Larger perch are coming from the deeper water, 20 to 30 feet, around the Islands.

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Muskie fishing has picked up lately. No other reports

WHITNEY POINT RESERVOIR

Drifting with bucktail jigs tipped with minnows or worms is producing some walleye and smallmouth bass. Fishing the spillway with jigs or stickbaits is also working for walleye.

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