Best trip ever! Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report-May 5, 2022. by OTW Staff May 5, 2022. . Eater walleye from portage lakes. If adjustments to the schedule are necessary, the public will be notified accordingly. Facilities and equipment were awesome. Almost no pike fishing this week, but not for any particular reason. Double digit bass with a few walleye 2022 NYS Summer Classic Tournament. September 3rd, 2022 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Guest Comments: 25" walleye, 33" pike. Really fun to catch! CANNON MAG HS RIGGER. We caught and released 32 walleyes over 27 in., including 6 28s, and 4 29s. Guest Comments: Everything was wonderful. Hours: Monday-Sunday 4:00am-7:30pm. Instant Fishing Reports Join Mailing List. Highly recommend. The totals for the week we had 33 walleyes over 27 in., including 4 28s, 2 29s, and 1 30. Buy A Copy. Lucas and Nicole are the perfect hosts and we are booked for next year. The fact that we have seen no difference in overall results between 2022 and an average pre-covid season is evidence that we are not very good news! Lake trout stocking will . We will definitely be back. There was a definite change of preference between different days. Guest Comments: Fabulous trip. The news of his loss hit me harder than I expected. This week just had a good feel and a nice vibe. Best lure without question was the Whopper Popper in a green color. Thank you! Even though the ice just went out 2.5 weeks ago, it looks and feels like July in NW Ontario. The smallies were on fire at the falls. We spent that first day of the weather change looking for an aggressive bite that just did not happen. Bay behind cabin was hottest spot, also did well trolling along South end worked well. The wind has created patches of good water to the west of port. Keep informed about 2022 canal hours. Caught lots of bass and pike, largest pike was 40". You had to fish both every day to figure it out. Upwelling Impact on Salmon. Lucas, Nicole, Hunter, and Trevor do a great job. August 27th, 2022 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Most walleye were 17-23", 4 pike 40+", and giant bass up to 20", lots of fun. Lots of northern, no really big ones, largest maybe 32". The main lake is close to 50 degrees and some of the back water bays are already over 60. There were many threads about how low the water was on Lac Seul this year. Non stop bites with smallmouth bass at the falls. May 27th, 2023 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Team was wonderful, nice, and very helpful. Surprisingly good fishing right off the dock. Guest Comments: Great smallmouth, a lot of small walleye. I got to the lodge on May 1 and it was full on winter. Lots of small/medium smallmouth bass in 12-15' of water. Mariners are advised that, conditions permitting, all portions of the New York State Canal system are scheduled to open Friday, May 20, 2022, at 7:00 a.m. for the 2022 Navigation Season. Everything was in good working order and very well situated. 2022 NYS Summer Classic Tournament. We had our best luck in the river system connecting Jones to Eltrut where creek channels connect with the river. Great flights and good equipment at the lake. There is still more than a month left of the fishing season, but it is getting very close to time for me to start thinking about packing up and heading back to Iowa for my Fall deer guiding season. Guest Comments: Lots and lots of walleyes. Great weather that cooled off nicely in evening. We trolled with deep diving crank baits about 20-25 feet deep. Walleye, pike, smallmouth bass, lake trout, and muskie. There werent too many big ones caught from the super skinny water, but many were caught on or near the first break just outside of spawning areas. The lake is large and beautiful. Guest Comments: Overall a VERY GOOD trip! School starts soon and football practice is already under way. Browns have been coming in 12-35 feet of water for us on mostly natural-colored baits but there has been the exception of a few brights. Lake Ontario Tweets. Jigs and minnows worked well on some days. We weren't fishing for Northern, but caught them all over the lake. Guest Comments: Came in and our first 2 days were really hot, high 90's. 01 July 2023 Until 31 August 2023 Jul 01. Lots of fish. Several walleyes 25", several northerns 35-40", and several bass 18-21" and so much more. Guest Comments: Ambrosia!!! Beautiful lake! Guest Comments: Fun trip. Great trip! . Muskie at 37", and 2 monsters at 46" and 48". For the week, we caught and released over 100 as incidental catch along with 7 19s and 1 20. With the Oswego River running at a lower flow, there has been a lack of colored water. With the rapid transition to Summer, that trend just got stronger. Guest Comments: Good fishing. Rapids in lower lake produced big numbers of both bass and walleye. The larger smallmouth were in deeper water and the biggest were caught when trolling for lake trout. Jones is a deep lake with very little structure. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Boats and motors ran great. Lots of pike, largest 31". Is Cayuga lake low? Overall fantastic fishing, 60-80 fish per day easy. Follow us on Instagram @oswegocountyny (click here), or check out our list of charters/guides (click here) to book a trip. Northerns were caught in the "deep weeds". 2011 60 hp Yamaha 4 stroke. With just 42 guided days this week thats about half as many as a typical summer week that many top end fish really stands out. Guest Comments: Highly recommend both portages - great eater walleye action on unnamed lake and excellent walleye on Upper Highrock. Our first full season of fishing since 2019. The top end was still there We caught and released 24 Walleye over 27 inches, with 5 28s, one 29, and a 30 incher. All I can say it was amazing having the ability to use three lines banger first day of the season.CANADIAN FACE ARMOUR - https://www.canadianfacearmour.comCamera- Canon EOS Rebel SL2 DSLR Camera- Garmin Virb https://www.amazon.caCamera- GoPro Hero3+ https://www.amazon.caEditing program- Adobe premiere pro Epicmic Sound - https://www.epidemicsoundFollow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/limestone_city_angler/Join me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LimestoneCityAngler/Email contact LimestoneCityAngler@gmail.comMore video links -First ice Walleye action ( Northern Ontario ) https://youtu.be/6l5mhkmldwABig Walleye catch (Ice fishing Ontario) https://youtu.be/l6YMWSFgVxkIntense Walleye action https://youtu.be/Dlknh5wd_mIThe Ultimate Tip-Up lure (How-to make) https://youtu.be/KKdRuHH8pfQIce fishing for Lake Trout(I finally land a big one)- Loughborough Lake (Kingston, Ontario) https://youtu.be/2Bk7kPy-cK4Frabill Recruit 1250 (Flip-over hut with boat seat) REVIEW https://youtu.be/sxGJrSV6y50Checking for safe ice https://youtu.be/C4_OQhQZ7j0Lake Ontario Carp fishing ( Landed a hog 30+lber ) https://youtu.be/BsA-lY5hcjQCatching Bowfin/Dog fish (with cut bait) https://youtu.be/lU4xQNW082UOntario Brook trout fishing (stocked back lake ) https://youtu.be/rjo9EAIAUoQHead to Head Challenge - With a surprise catch - https://youtu.be/XfowpygDCKwBig catch at local fishing spot - https://youtu.be/6nSE7b9iXIIDowntown Kingston - Carp fishing action - https://youtu.be/b_O5eyQd2HMLake Ontario Carp fishing- Home of the Giants - https://youtu.be/gVWmLX-hAuQhow to make Pack-Bait for Carp fishing - https://youtu.be/kAoUf2QRxWYCarp fishing - Hot action with a surprise catch (Mirror) - https://youtu.be/PAY9S8bP9PEPan fish - Catch \u0026 Cook - https://youtu.be/HfID2gm-8yMice fishing for Burbot - Wolf lake Ontario, Canada - https://youtu.be/jxAFEk-yUxMOntario back Lake, ice fishing for Splake - https://youtu.be/kg2cHWWUeOsHot action, first ice Crappie - https://youtu.be/zUMIbTyav7YGreat night of Cat-fishing - https://youtu.be/gOeojI06CGcHiking, Fishing and a shore lunch - https://youtu.be/n6L7r0a6XAkCatching a Carp with a fly rod for the first time - https://youtu.be/RCirsuikhaQCarp on a Fly rod/ Euro Pole fishing - https://youtu.be/YQ0t4z36RkM Lots of smallmouth up 20". 3# smallies trolling crankbaits on back bay of Fishtrap behind cabin. The first guy to hire me as a guide in Northwest Ontario was John Grace, the owner of the Old Post and Village on Lake St. Joe. Challenging weather. Jigging 1/8 oz jig heads with 4" split tail plastics worked best. We loved fishing off the dock. Guest Comments: Lots of walleye in the rivers. troutman10 Started 2 hours ago. Some of that focus has attracted a specific type of angler to the Wheel. Caught 34" pike, 28.5" pike, walleye 23", 29". Water temps have skyrocketed and the trees are almost all fully leafed out. Pike and bass were biting. All In-Fisherman subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. The shared information at our nightly guides round table meeting was absolutely the key to success this week. Duck1 Started Just now. For the week, we caught and released 23 walleyes over 27 in., including 3 28s, 3 29s, and 1 31.25. However, numbers went down and the bigger fish became harder to find. Signup for weekly reports delivered right to your inbox (click here). Awesome! A few of the big walleyes were caught using big Gulp, but the majority fell for small jigs and minnows. Already rebooked for next year! This weather pattern is a shocking outlier from normal and the fish have responded accordingly. Our guests just chose to focus on walleye. On the other hand, if there had been a significant increase in big walleye caught this year, that would mean that for all those previous years our angling effort had been having a negative effect on the fishery! Fish quality was excellent. Beautiful. Biggest was 20". Largest smallmouth on Fishtrap. If I tell you that the guide sheets averaged 35 walleyes over 18 in. Bass ran 3# on average and were plentiful. Biggest walleye 26", smallmouth 19", minnows were our go to bait. If the Fall cools off well and the big girls come back up, this could be one of our best seasons ever for big pike. Big spoons were most productive. Guest Comments: Due to Covid we have waited almost 3 years to get back to our annual fishing trip and almost struck out once again due to ice on the lakes. Fishing reports only please. Hot colors were green pumpkin and pink. Fresh Fishing Reports from Lake Ontario. Our scouting reports did note that the weed beds are just this week beginning their die off. It was an even split between plastics at speed and dead sticking minnows with light jigs. The good news is: there was no difference! Most smallmouth were in 20' of water with some being caught when trolling at 90'!! One of our guides described it as boom or bust fishing. Walleye up to 28". Greatly appreciate all involved in experience. The accommodations were spot on as usual and the wood heater was put to good used a couple of nights. Minimum Party May, June, July, Aug, Sept - 4 people Our new deluxe fly i n outpost cabin is on an island centrally located on this large and beautiful lake with 2 major river systems flowing into the lake making it a constant producer.Otukamamoan (Trout) lake is also on the famous Trout River system with a large rapids/waterfalls entering . . Presentations were slow. Water temps started in the mid 50's and ended in the low 50's. Many walleye over 24", biggest 28.5". Smallest walleye 5". Canadian. Was also extremely fun catching huge smallies on top water. The rapids were the hot spot. August 20th, 2022 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Bull moose in Upper Highrock and a bear between Highrock Lakes. Caught many big smallmouth and walleye. The highlight of this week is 7 walleyes over 29 inches, including 3 over 30 inches. The river has attracted a few salmon to the waters around the harbor. Guest Comments: Caught lots of pike and smallmouth bass. Saw a moose. Most were in the 18-20 inch range. Excellent hosts! We have not seen the trend to deeper water yet, but most of our good walleye bites were near deep water. 2 people focused on walleye which went into hiding for 2 days. has been holding between 44-51 degrees. 2022 Bassmaster Classic VIP Trip Opportunity By . The bass were still in pre-spawn but we caught good numbers with good size. The weather returned to summer later in the week and we went back to catching walleye on summer structures. The report to be written tonight began to look even gloomier. Largest smallmouth was about 19". Monroe County. 01 July 2023 Until 31 August 2023 Jul 01. Largest being 28". Guest Comments: Lake trout was good in the evenings. This board will be used for all other Great Lakes reports except Lake Ontario. 26" walleye and many 20'ish. Over supper we commiserated with each other; no big fish today, lower numbers on our guide sheets, and having to sort through so many small fish in the last couple days. per boat per day. Guest Comments: In the 5 days we were here we fished for all the species in the lake. 20" smallmouth along with many 16+". Caught great numbers and size of walleye. 13 Basin St Slip 24. 33" muskie. We constantly debate, but the guide crew consensus is that the pike spawn is half done. Lake Conditions have been calm since Saturday due to the winds out of the southeast. 413-346-7675. Lake Ontario United - Lake Ontario's Largest Fishing Community - Trout, Salmon, Bass, Walleye, Perch, Pike & Muskie Recent Topics 2023 Turkey Season whaler1 Started April 30 2023 Seneca Derby recap Frogger Started 18 hours ago 2011 60 hp Yamaha 4 stroke slow rollin Started Friday at 07:18 PM Upwelling Impact on Salmon Apparition Started 1 hour ago Smallmouth bass - large. Largest walleye 20", largest smallmouth 19". Guest Comments: Lots of walleye and many above 20". With the OswegoRiver running at a lower flow, there has been a lack of colored water. Guest Comments: Fishing was amazing and it was so good to be back with GNO!!! Females laying eggs. Only one boat devoted just a few hours of their 3 afternoons on the lake to Pike fishing, with a couple of other boats spending an occasional hour or two here and there. Easy 700 fish week. Caught some pretty nice pike, even better smallies. Primary fishing spots are off the several points on the lake and weed bed areas in several bays. Great Outfitter! This was not the case. Central New York Fishing Hotline June 2 - June 9. Day to day variation was obvious, stay confident, the fish are out there. Day 3 the walleye bit was on and in great numbers. Caught all the species. Lots of walleye and pike. Caught lots of fish including 5 muskies. 36.5" northern, 25" walleye, 19.5" smallmouth bass. Air and water temps got chilly, there were 55 guided days on the water, and daily guide sheets were back to averaging 24 walleyes over 18 inches per day. You could have driven a tractor trailer on the ice, there were 4 5 ft. snow drifts in front of the cabins, and the weather forecast was terrible. Some big walleye by cabin, largest was 26". Guest Comments: Great bass fishing with many sized 2-4#. We caught lots of fish, all species were excellent. We averaged about 65 fish per person over 5 days. Fishing was outstanding - despite adverse weather conditions. Sticks have been off flatlines, run 100-170 back. (Note that in 2022, DEC will allow for the fishing of muskellunge beginning the last Saturday in May to accommodate previously planned fishing trips) June 15 - Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass. If you want facts, go to Lake of the Woods water control board website and look for yourself. Nights and mornings were cool for a short stretch, and when they were we caught walleye in fall locations and depths. Most days those bites were not long lasting, they changed as soon as the weather did but a couple of our biggest fish were caught in those bites. Thanks to Trevor for the great flights and Nicole, Lucas, and Hunter for everything. per day, you have to understand that many times on the same day, we had guides with close to 60 fish on and others with only 20. Many 3-4# smallmouth, 1 - 5 1/4# smallmouth on Highrock Lake. Seen bears swimming while we were fishing, eagles close to the cabin, and a swan. Cast them in along the boulders and rock piles and simply reel in at a good clip and hang on!!!!! We caught over 40 Lakers. Very hot weather for our stay, managed to cool off with a few swims. Shoreline fishing out of Oswego has been very good this week. Not to mention that it's a source of drinking water for over nine million people. Direct to your inbox Fishing Log. Guest Comments: 5 Bluebird days, no wind and full moon made fishing a bit tougher than expected, especially on Jones Lake where we had to fish very slow off points in 15-22 feet for walleyes with live bait. These outlier numbers came despite unusually stable weather. Spoons, Jakes, Husky Jerks, and Johnson silver minnows were all effective. Fishing for Hospice Fun . We had a good time. Thanks for a great trip!! Trolled crankbaits to find walleyes and then leeches in 6-8 of water in Upper Highrock. There were a couple of big pike caught on jigs while walleye fishing, but many guests were able to capitalize on pike that were still on or near traditional spawning areas. Cabin and equipment was great. After two seasons of not fishing every day, it was refreshing to be back on the water all season long. Keep catch records . Pike - large. Subscribe to our Free Fishing Reports Post Striper Migration Map - May 5, 2023 Migratory schoolies have reached Boston and beyond, and anglers are reporting more 30-inch-plus fish in the mix than typical for the first week of May. The spring steelhead spawn is in full swing while monster brown trout are being caught on Lake Ontario. Michigan stinger and super slims spoons. Plenty of smallies, biggest was 19.5". . Crawlers and minnows worked best, some on cranks and plugs. Lots of calm wind days led to guides switching back and forth between presentations all through the week and the weather changes our production was pretty evenly split between live bait and plastics at speed. Sort By . Excellent outfitter. All around it was a great trip. The summer goes by so much faster when we are non-stop busy. June 1 - Muskellunge. That is often a sign that the best piking of the fall is still to come. Other sections held low volume regardless of how we fished them. Lots of fish to eat. Largest walleye 24". Our group caught 711 fish total . Guest Comments: Lots of pike and bass. Thank you. Food plan was excellent, alot of food! Great weather and cabin. by OTW Staff The Latest in New York - Upstate Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report- May 18, 2023 Guest Comments: Gateway North doesn't disappoint! Used white flukes for eating walleye. September 27th, 2022 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Eltrut Lake was well worth the 45 minute boat ride. just me Started 45 minutes ago. I stewed about it for a while and I began with this sentence Theres no two ways about it, this was a difficult week of fishing on Lac Seul, and things went downhill from there. . 200+ fish per day, 2-3# average. Multiple 17" smallmouth bass. Rebooked for next year! - biggest walleye 22". Big musky 41", big pike 38.5" on Napanee, big lake trout 32", big smallie 18.5". The new cabin and all amenities were great and huge improvement over the old cabin. Water temp. Everything was well done. Loved sitting in the boats late at night watching the Northern lights. Our conclusion was that the walleye still wanted finesse presentations, but now they were harder to get to and harder to finesse in the big winds and rain. From Day 1 Lucas and Nicole have responded to all the emails with questions and over the years kept us in the loop on all the changes going. One of the principles that we teach in early guide training is that post spawn walleyes often travel great distances in search of food. This week it felt like the Fall. Mar 7, 2022 | Posted by Capt. Biggest walleye was 10# and 29" (personal best). Cabin, host and hostess, and pilot all great!! Live bait was important, but when water temps exceeded 58 degrees, plastics were just as effective. Walleye were a little harder to find. Lots of smallies in the weeds and rock piles. We caught 160 walleyes in 4 days with 3 of us. There were some days that shallower was better and other days that deeper was the key, but overall, that was the best starting range for the days experiments. . Guest Comments: It was a great experience. Most caught in 5-8 feet of water. Our guides had to switch gears frequently again this week, moving from weed to rock and back again as the weather changed. Lots of 20" walleye. Caught lots of fish. Minnows died, switched to worms. August 13th, 2022 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. The following report is courtesy of Captain Adam Deslandes of Northeastern Sportfishing Charters. Survived a big time storm! Cabin was very functional. Many 20-24" with several up to 27" on humps and by flowages. Guest Comments: Great cottage. We still caught some really nice fish in Jones: 40 Northern, 24 Walleye and Smallies 15-19". There were several high-volume days with guides reporting 20 or more pike over 30 in. Lake Ontario Charter Fishing. As a result, the lake is something of an ecological wonder. Keep catch records . Great top water action. Guest Comments: The fishing was excellent. Pike were a little on the small side, we had a 36" and 37". New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore) - Lake Ontario United - Lake Ontario's Largest Fishing & Hunting Community - New York and Ontario Canada Home Lake Ontario Fishing New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore) Recent Topics 5/27 troutman10 Started 13 hours ago 2023 Seneca Derby recap Frogger Started 4 hours ago Also caught sunfish, perch, and rock bass. Caught them up in the rapids and in the back of grassy coves on swim baits, grubs and road runners. Saw a few bears and a moose. Conditions have been so warm and dry that we are now on Fire Ban. Our 2022 season has come to a close here at Silver Water Wheel Lodge. We also saw very different bites day to day, and spot to spot. August 6th, 2022 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. There were a few exceptions, both shallower and deeper, but jigs and minnows fished slowly in that zone were responsible for most of the walleyes caught this week. Guest Comments: Fishing was great. We had a blast catching Lake Trout (largest 30") and also a large number of quality northern with the largest being 41. Due to Covid we have waited almost 3 years to get back to our annual fishing trip and almost struck out once again due to ice on the lakes. There was some scouting by our guide staff on their down time, with limited success. September 9th, 2022 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Fished everywhere but the incoming rapids were by far the most productive. Weather did not cooperate, had rain 6 of 7 days. Matt Yablonsky of Wet Net Charters to win the $15,000 Grand Prize in the spring LOC Derby. Lake Ontario Fishing ; Open Lake Discussion ; Lake update Recent Topics. Just did not have the numbers that we caught in the river and in Eltrut. Guest Comments: Excellent cabin! Guest Comments: Caught Smallmouth and Northern on the main lake frequently, targeting the shorelines and shallows. Rob Struthers, Jeff Rose, Doug Edwards, Bill Lind, and Wood Struthers. The goofy part is that there are weeds everywhere this year. The un named portage lake produced the highest numbers of walleye. Pike on spoons and trolling. If you were not open minded and ready to adapt quickly, you would struggle. This is normal. Recent Topics. Walleye fishing was slow, only caught a few. Walleye bite was good but not as fast as last year. Now is the time to think spring and the early spring bite on Lake Ontario. It's simple. As the water got warmer the bass started to move up shallower. All had fun. As a group we did almost no piking again this week. Double bladed in-line spinners turned some of the biggest fish. Very nice cabin. Our guide boats were often jumping between fishing 35-40 feet and 15 feet. The numbers and big fish may have been the initial attraction, but the guests in camp this week are simply thrilled to be back and spend more time talking about the guides, the staff, and the improvements. We also caught some great sized bass and several Northerns. The weather shifted mid-week, and our guide staff expected the fish to get more active on the leading edge of the front. Under Brianna's Law, all motor boat operators will need a boating safety certificate. I plan on making the 1 hr 45 min drive to olcott around noon. Everything with the cabin and boats worked perfect. Caught lots of fish. The boats are 16 footers larger than the ones at many outposts. Remote fly-in outpost fishing cabins and lakes located in NW Ontario, Canada. We caught a few walleyes in 35 ft., but the vast majority were caught in 20 28 ft. Guest Comments: The perfect lake for a couple with a grandchild - over 8 years old. We loved the huge screened in porch, the great enclosed fish cleaning station. Like last week, very few of our anglers invested any time in hunting for big pike. One day we caught 130 fish between the 4 of us. Current Issue; Subscribe; Buy Single Issue; Other Magazines; . Guest Comments: We all had a very good time. No issues during our stay. Guest Comments: Fish total - 333 - mostly bass and northerns. Weather was fantastic. But Lac Seul remains a great fishery, and its good for those of us who are Lac Seul spoiled to remember the very next bite could be the fish of a lifetime! They were usually wondering if the year had been especially strong, if there had been an increase in the numbers of big fish caught compared to 2019. Big fish for the trip were a 40" and 42" pike. Plenty of walleye on live bait, the best smallmouth fishing was below the North rapids. We will return!! Lucas, Nicole, Hunter, and Trouble (the Beagle) are top notch! It is lower than that. 21" walleye and 33" northern pike. Great time as usual. Lake Ontario Fishing - Lake Ontario United - Lake Ontario's Largest Fishing & Hunting Community - New York and Ontario Canada Home Lake Ontario Fishing Recent Topics Custom Convertible Top RH93 Started 2 hours ago East Side of the Lake RH93 Started 2 hours ago Wtb- okuma Catalina's 4426 Started May 25 Okuma blue diamond med heavy Caught a 40" pike. 51 bass, 27 walleye, 21 pike, 6 lake trout, and 1 white fish. . Largest walleye was 26 and 28". Primary fishing spots are off the several points on the lake and weed bed areas in several bays. Caught good numbers of bass in the shallows while fishing pike, smallest bass caught was 15". Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report- May 18, 2023. by OTW Staff May 18, 2023. The lake is small but doesn't seem small. 403 walleye, 153 bass, 191 northern. Lake Ontario, Lake Erie & Niagara River Fishing Report by 1st Choice Fishing Charters Fishing Reports Current Weather and Fish Reports for the Western New York Region Below I've included several links leading you to fishing reports for the Niagara Region. Fishing Report for May 4, 2023 This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. Countless 4# smallies at the falls. Could anyone send a wave report tommorow morning. We were able to catch 9 lake trout in the 5 days. | Guest Comments: Awesome time. Trolling and casting for northerns in the weedy bays and along the reef produced lots of great big fish. We also caught some great sized bass and several Northerns. Great fishing. Volume was good, with guide sheets averaging 30 walleyes over 18 in. 2020 Gateway North Outfitters - Canadian Fly In Fishing, CANADIAN FLY-IN FISHING OUTPOSTS IN ONTARIO, Remote Canadian fishing vacations for walleye, northern pike, muskie, lake trout, smallmouth bass, and crappie. Our staff did some scouting for pike on their down time last week and reported lots more weed beds green and healthy than expected. The Take Away: I cannot help that I am a stats, numbers, and details guy. Our first full season of fishing since 2019. Guest Comments: Catching 50+ fish a day. Man overboard! Beautiful cabin! We caught them in 40-80 ft of water. Guides averaged over 30 walleyes over 18 in. Awesome! Fishing was a dream. New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore) Braddocks Recent Topics. Color seemed to matter more than usual - red one day then green the next day. Canadian wolf huntsin Ontario, Canada. Guest Comments: - pike everywhere - bigger at the North falls, - smallmouth all over Eltrut in rocks/on nests - many 17-20" and 2.5-4#, - smallmouth in eddies at top of North falls. Our biggest recommendation this time of year: if you find a warmer pocket of water thats holding fish stick with it! We worried about ice out and debated what to do. Northern pike between 9 and 27" picked up in northern inflow and over the trout hump on the north side. Several boats filled the back of their sheets (over 60 walleyes.) Guest Comments: Cabin was great and all equipment ran well. Lots of pike, biggest 34" on #5 Mepps. Very peaceful and quiet. New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore) Sandy 5/30 Quick AM Trip Recent Topics. Mark Scott of Beckley, West Virginia caught this 24-pound, 10-ounce king salmon out of Wilson with Capt. Napanee portage was excellent for smallmouth. 100+ fish a day. The straight up number of big fish is low, but there were just 34 guided days this week, 13 of which were spent primarily hunting big pike. Find the rocks and wind, and there will be fish. Cool evenings and cool to downright cold mornings on the water. Gulp worked well on other days. Smallmouth on fire at the Sakwite falls and in the shallow rocks. . Caught hundreds of northern pike on weed lines with spinner baits and top water. Guest Comments: Lots of walleye on crawlers above the falls on Eltrut was the best - long trip but worth it. Numbers were good with the largest Walleye at 27", Northern at 31.5", and Smallmouth at 18". 06 June 2023 11:00 PM . It was a solid, summer style week in the south-central basin of Lac Seul. The boats are 16 footers larger than the ones at many outposts. We caught tons of large smallmouth, never caught so many before in the 4-6# range. We did troll some crawler harnesses but found the jigging was best for the larger fish. Lake Ontario Fishing ; New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore) Fair Haven reports? Smallmouth were more challenging and not as easy to locate as our last trip. The first half of the week the weather was pleasant; cool and sunny, with light to no wind. Large bass at several locations. We didnt always see eye to eye, but we had some great times. Guest Comments: Another great trip to Highrock, good to be back. We often catch random bass early, mixed in with the walleyes but this week marked the beginning of the pre-spawn for bass. The overcast skies and partial rain each day has led to some steady fishing. Ned rigs and jigs with a crawler were killers in the eddies. I always like to run and gun and I can tell you with great certainty, that was not the most favored path to success this week. Guest Comments: Smallmouth fishing was fantastic(3-5#) in 3-5 feet of water around islands and rocky shores using leeches and minnows under slip bobbers. Cabin was very nice and comfortable. For the week, we caught and released 6 over 37 in., including 1 38 and 1 40. We have not had much rain recently, but the snow melted and the water went up 1.5 ft. since May 1. Good equipment. A great facility. Boats worked well. It was not the case this week. Guest Comments: Walleye was excellent, most averaged 20-24", largest was 27.5". Ace Charters - Lake Ontario Fishing Charters. New research allows for Lake Ontario salmon stocking increases in 2022. Mexico, NY - Lake Ontario Report. . Guest Comments: Another great trip with GNO. Smallmouth bass was so good. Smallmouth were very aggressive for 5 full days. 100's and 100's of bass, biggest were several 19", 18", and 17" bass. Most were in the 18-20 inch range. Caught all species on just about every type of bait and lure used. Pleasecontact usif you have any questions. Great stay - Lucas, Nicole, Hunter and Trevor do a great job and help make our stay memorable. Great cabin and equipment! Nice pike. Guest Comments: Great fishing! Few were found around the rock reefs and weeds. A number of guests asked me out in the boat this summer if we had seen any difference in our stats after two seasons of much less angling pressure. Results each day were either great or terrible, not much middle ground. The big pike bite has still been pretty good. Walleye seemed to become active or go negative in different locations without any significant weather or condition changes. Jefferson County. They need to have a long enough butt section to fit in the rod holder without the reel hitting. Lakers kick ass. Fishing Report. The seven-day forecast looks like summer and we are expecting a rapid shift into transition. Great flights and accommodations. Volume was pretty good for May, but there were a few spots that did not produce like they usually do. We did have a lot of boats hunting Northern Pike this week. I was asked this question often enough that I came up with a stock answer The bad news is: there was no difference. We caught carp, and a couple of bluegills, so many walleye, and some perch. World class fishing trips in the Canadian wilderness in deluxe cabins accessible by floatplane. The weather and fishing were a bit more challenging than at other times, which made the many fish caught even more rewarding. Couldn't ask for anything more. The day finally arrived and I head out to a spot on the shores of Lake Ontario I start my season at every year. Walleye and smallmouth fishing was good. It was a normal summer week of weather and fishing at Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Had some trouble finding fish that were small enough to keep which was fun. We experienced a long stretch of warm temperatures, sunny days, and south winds. It happened fast. After an hour spent pulling big Gulp at speed and another hour spent dead sticking 1/4s or 1/8ths with minnows over arcs, then you are going to have a pretty good idea of how to spend the rest of your day. We count on our guides to be aggressive and flexible to identify when the fish switch to fall patterns and back again. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. In 2023, Spring lasted for a day or two and pretty much instantly turned into summer. Guest Comments: Fish on beds. Our 2022 season has come to a close here at Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Incredible fishery!!! The weather wasnt great and even snowed on us one day but the fishing made it all worth it! Lake Trout fishing was new to us and even though Lucas was extremely busy trying to prep for the upcoming season he spent time with us showing us where to fish and how to fish for lake trout and even shared a few of his favorite lake trout recipes. All the equipment and cabin were in good working order. This week Lac Seul gave us just a hint that fall was coming. Over 100 fish per person and over 500 fish for the trip. Lots of 20"+ smallmouth and 30-30" pike. For those interested, there are also other fishing hotline/reports available for the region. Awesome! So coming here was a very nice change. Walleye were very "fat" with certain points where we caught 10-20 fish in 20 minutes. Top Notch Outfitter all around. The wind has created patches of good water to the west of port. For the week, just 2 over 37 in. Thanks Hunter and Trevor for the flight in and out. Several pike caught while fishing for walleye. The most consistently successful guides bounced back and forth between the spectrums of speed, depth, and region and changed gears multiple times per day. Eltrut has lots of structure, islands and rock piles holding fish. Western Lake Ontario offers spectacular near-shore chinook fishing starting in late April and lasting through May. Big fish were 30" walleye and 8# smallmouth. Big bass along the shores biting almost everything. Guest Comments: Great fishing. Largest pike 28", largest walleye 23", largest smallmouth 18". Lake Ontario Tweets. Cannon Mag 5 ST Issue, Need Some Help. Many were surprised at the changes and improvements we made during the Covid years, but most were just genuinely happy to return to a place they love. For this final 10 days of our 2022 season, we were back to more usual fall weather, a more usual number of guests, and back to the usual numbers of walleye. Fishing was awesome. The new cabin is great and set up perfectly. Several over 24". Lucas & Nicole do a great job. A return to summer structures was the way to go when the weather stabilized, but we also noted changes on the summertime structures key depths varied between extremes day to day, and even over the course of the day. Dock fishing was great again this year. Walleye fishing was outstanding, caught more walleye this trip than last. Lots of pike everywhere on multiple baits. June 3rd, 2023 by Silver Water Wheel Lodge. Published June 1, 2023 11:10 a.m. PDT. 01 July 2023 Until 31 August 2023 Jul 01. While fall spots and depths were often the answer despite the summer type weather, most of the big fish came from summer structures. Another year with regular muskie too. Walleye - Lake Ontario United - Lake Ontario's Largest Fishing & Hunting Community - New York and Ontario Canada Home Warmwater Fishery Walleye Recent Topics Complete Trolling Package (Spoons,Flashers,Flies much more) NortheastHardcoreSportsman Started Bear's Bait Shop 2023 Summer Trout Derby Fishbowl836 Started 48 minutes ago With the high water, the falls are beautiful. Strong winds made it challenging fishing. End of Season. Caught at least 500 fish. A few of our recommended spoons are Black & Silver, Fire Tiger Sticks, UV diehard, Angry Bird, Doctor, and Neon Gator. And then the sun came out. Eat walleye. Pouring rain high winds still caught fis . Sometimes, you dont realize how much youll miss something until its gone. A large part of Ontario is under a provincial fire ban due to high risk of forest fires. Bouncing a crawler along the bottom worked better than active jigging. The walleye may have returned to summer along with the weather, but that brief hint of fall was a good reminder keeping us guides on our toes and ready to change gears and try it all out there. Hard to find smallmouth smaller than 13". I do hope we get enough rain soon to end the fire ban. There were no anglers devoting their whole day to hunting big pike during these last days, but a number of boats spent at least a few hours of their day casting. Guest Comments: Eric Lake is a walleye "factory". . 9 Remote Canadian Fly In Fishing Outposts&Drive In Fishing Cabins on Off Lake. Official ice out for Lac Seul in 2023 was May 15. When I look back over our stats from previous years, that kind of contrast for a week is very much an outlier compared to a typical week. Eric Lake is a walleye "factory". Cabin was great. Heres looking forward to tracking down those fish with you all in 2023! Unlimited walleyes, great bass fishing and a few pike here and there. We havent finished counting all our stats yet, but its already pretty clear theres no big walleye bump thats the bad news. Bass - many. Very nice cabin and good equipment. The trend is still headed in the direction of a more normal summer bite, but day to day results are still hit and miss. Had a difficult time catching bass small enough to eat. La. This FREE interactive Solunar Calendar offers the best fishing times based on your exact location. Lake ontario fishing reports. In the fishing department, there is not too much Lake Ontario information available this week with the Niagara County Pro-Am out of Wilson and Olcott this Friday and Saturday. Weather was great for the trip. 2022 Fly Fishing Made Easy. Lucas and Nicole were very friendly and everything went smoothly. Amazing smallmouth fishery! Those fish seek out areas of the lake that warm more quickly than others and attract more baitfish. Lake Trout have also been readily available in 140-160 feet of water and are mostly being caught on hammerhead blades in size 5/0. Guest Comments: We caught numerous fish every day. We will be back, just have to decide which lake to try next. The lake is small but doesn't seem small. Guest Comments: Trip went well for us. We went there 3 days and caught lots of walleyes, bass and northern. Overall a nice week. For the week we boated 11 walleyes over 27 inches, with 2 28 inchers, and a 29.75 incher. World Record Fish Caught on Salmon River user2021-05-13T14:42:28+00:00May 13th, 2021|Tags: Oswego County| Oswego County's Tourism office recently interviewed Theresa Caputo of Jupiter Florida, about her September 2020 fishing trip that resulted in two International Game Fish Association (IGFA) World Records. Hot lures: #3 Mepps, #2 Mepps long, also skitter pops and tiny torpedos at night, ned rigs and baby brush hogs also worked great. May 20, 2023 . Biggest pike 33". Bite would be hot then cold. Several groups spent a fair amount of time casting for pike this week. Great trip. And it was a big week for walleye volume and size. Flight in and out was smooth. Fishing was good, plenty of smallmouth, pike, and walleye. Biggest bass 19.75". Smallmouth great at inflow and rapids out. Guest Comments: Another great trip! Going to Kinewan next year (gonna miss those muskies!). Northern up to 32". Fresh Fishing Reports from Lake Ontario Pouring rain high winds still caught fis May 20, 2023 Water temperature 51 winds West Southwest at 15 miles an hour rain nonstop dark sky's and occasionally fog. Caught lots of nice walleyes - off just about every point. The big surprise of the week was the early arrival of smallmouth bass fishing. For the week, we caught and released 40 Northerns over 37 in., including 6 40s, 2 41s, and 1 42 in. CARP FISHING 2021 - Carp Fishing Lake Ontario - CANADIAN CARP FISHING 2021 - Banger start to my Carp fishing season - (New regulations) First time using 3 ro. Source: Oswego County Tourism There were a couple tiger muskie caught, 33" and largest at 40". jigs and minnows at a moderate speed (.5 1 mph) to locate fish in shallower water or they used electronics to find walleyes on main lake summer structure and used 1/8 oz. Used a white chatter bait or spinner bait with a white trailer. Since ice out, Spring has been normal to on the warm side. Direct to your inbox Fishing Log. Weather patterns were mixed all week, but fishing was fantastic. Moderators: SkeinMachine, Glenn Anderson, troutguy, Bentauger. Everyone in our group caught multiple bass over 20 inches. The cabin was great. WTB. The fishing was great. Massive thunderstorm on day 1. 3 lake trout trolling deep, biggest was 29". Guest Comments: Excellent as always! Fishing was great every day. Guest Comments: The weather was cold and rainy for the first few days with high winds but the fishing was still good. More walleyes than could be ate. As one of those experiments, as soon as the fall weather started, our guides headed for some of our favourite fall locations shallower water more isolated from main lake basins. Top notch!!! Oswego Report (Lake Ontario): Shoreline fishing out of Oswego has been very good this week. Fishstix Started Yesterday at 12:54 PM. and great cabin! The lake level has remained high all summer and continues to be at 1170. Most walleye caught were over 18". I expected the big pike bite was going to slow down with the spawn over and fish moving to transition spots. Cabin is beautiful. Biggest walleye 27", pike 33", and too many 17-19" smallmouth to count. The warm forecast will only amplify the progression. And even if the average size had shifted below 18 inches, there were still lots of fish caught. Watch the Bill Saiff Outdoors Channel on YouTube to see some of the incredible Lake Trout that were taken during the 2022 season. As a result, volume was down from last week Guide sheets averaged 27 walleyes over 18 inches per day. Most of the big ones were caught one level deeper than the average bite. Guest Comments: Tons of bass and pike everyday! Great sun bathing at the outlet. Guest Comments: Largest smallmouth 24", largest walleye 26", pike 35". Lab to Lake; Kayaking with Hobie; Fishing 102; Videos. Followers 12. Pilot was great. Guest Comments: Caught all species - trout, walleye, bass, and pike. Largest smallmouth bass was 5.5#, 30" walleye, lots of northerns on West side of Jones, Eltrut was good when the wind was down for walleye and bass. There were some faster days and there were some slower ones. Equipment all worked great. I have been guiding in Canada since 1989 and I have never seen a Spring like we are experiencing this year. 28" and 29" were the biggest. This year the main lake heated up so quickly the motivation was not that great for walleyes to seek out the more isolated and protected areas of the lake. Main lake rock was good for several days this week, but also got quiet again when the weather changed. Many were on beds. Guest Comments: Another great trip to Highrock. We totalled 55 guided days this week, compared to an average summer week of over 85 days. Guest Comments: Great week of fishing. Lucas, Nicole, Trevor, Hunter, and Trouble (the Beagle) are top notch!! Ice fishing is permitted on all waters in New York unless specifically prohibited with the exception of Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties where previous rules remain. Fishing was good! Absolutely fantastic out of this world fishing. He was a huge part of how I began my professional career and I will always have great memories of him and my early years learning to guide on Lake St. Joe. Were seeing good catches of both Brown Trout, Lake Trout, and even a few Salmon. Jones Lake cabin is the best cabin I have personally stayed in over some 15 fly in trips over the years. Really cold this week with lots of rain and wind! Guest Comments: Walleye - few but big handful @ 27". With that information in mind, we focused on summer patterns early in the week targeting main lake weeds. Good flight in and out. Lake was slow fishing, most fish caught were in the river. Lac Seul teased us with little bit of fall early in the week, but then went back to summer weather its still T-shirt temperature outside well after dark tonight as I write this report. Some were in the shallow bays. Browns have been chewing on stickbaits and spoons. Good fishing everyday. Guest Comments: Caught limits of walleye and smallmouth each day, limit on lake trout last 2 days. Boat Launches; Fishing Reports; Articles; Events; Charter Directory; Contact; Contact. We caught 160 walleyes in 4 days with 3 of us. For the week we caught and released 11 pike over 37 in., including 2 40s, 1 41, and 1 43. Guest Comments: Solid bass numbers all week. Fronts and high pressure did not help fishing last couple of days. World class smallmouth fishing. Everything with the cabin and boats worked perfect. Bass fishing reports, tournaments, techniques, tackle and where the hot bass bite is. We have had high temps in the 80s for more than a week and the lake surface temperatures are close to 70 degrees even on the main lake. For the week there were 10 Northern over 37 inches, with a 40, 41, and 42.5 incher. Caught 100's each days, lots of 16-19". (Note that in 2022, DEC will allow for the fishing of muskellunge beginning the last Saturday in May to accommodate previously planned . Smallmouth mostly 16-22". per boat per day. As of June 1, most northeastern and northwestern regions of . Walleye a little slow pre spawn. For the week, we caught and released 33 pike over 37 in., including 7 38s, 5 39s, 4 40s, and 3 42s. See you again soon. The four remaining lakes all flow into Lake Ontario before it empties out into the Atlantic Ocean. Guest Comments: Great opportunities, battled some windy, rainy, and cool weather. Jones is a deep lake with very little structure. It was mind blowing!) Even being a week or 2 before the spawn, the bass fishing was awesome! The volume of fish in the weeds was good, but the bigger fish were harder to find. Over all it has been an excellent summer. Fishing Report. Caught multiple in 23-25" range. And a reminder of just how much I enjoy that! Many of the big charter boats have moved into Wilson and Olcott to get ready for the spring salmon fishing, the Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby (May 6-15), and the Wilson Harbor Invitational Tournament (May 14-15) along with some other events . I spend time reviewing the guide sheets before I write the weekly report and I was pleasantly surprised by how many great guided days we had this week. Lucas/Nicole and Team go the extra mile to make these trips memorable! May 1 - Walleye, Northern Pike, Pickerel, and Tiger Muskellunge. 2022 NYS Summer Classic Tournament. Great trip. Largest walleye was 24.5", pike 34", and 18.5" smallmouth. If you skip this lake because there are no walleyes you are missing one of the best lakes I have been on in 26 years. . In contrast, daily guide sheets had relatively low volume, averaging just 26 walleyes over 18 inches per day. Good pike fishing below the rapids and ridiculous bass fishing above the rapids. If I had to pick a depth range that was consistently mentioned most of the time at nightly round table meetings, I would have to go with 25 30 ft. Biggest northern 36". Bunch of big fish lost and 2 broken rods. Covid is in the rearview mirror. Trolling traps along structure..Casting ned rigs off structureCasting swim baits with 3-4 tails off 1/4 oz big eye jigs were killers also, White grubs were best. They were not set up on or building beds just yet, but they are definitely hanging around the spawning areas. The lake trout were amazing. Great cabin and accommodations! He died in a boating accident this past week. Guest Comments: Great camp and facilities. As the wind and rain began the bite shifted to fall patterns, fish were deeper and often on rock structures, fewer fish in the weeds. Instant Fishing Reports Join Mailing List. But its worth noting that our top end walleye were caught both in the low volume regions as well as mixed in with big numbers. 5 Bluebird days, no wind and full moon made fishing a bit tougher than expected, especially on Jones Lake where we had to fish very slow off points in 15-22 feet for walleyes with live bait. On this trip, less was more. Strong walleye bite. I mentioned last week that some of the traditional spring spots were not holding as many walleyes. Moor SubTroll parts. Biggest walleye 27.5". 6 fishermen, 6 days, 747 fish caught. All Rights Reserved. Lake trout, northern, and great walleye by the jug. Good. Great job Gateway. There were 17 walleyes over 27 inches caught, and the big one of the week was 29.5 inches. If we did well one day on summer sand, that did not mean that we won there again the next day. Had to hunt for Walleye, finding the majority through the Highrock portage and on Fishtrap behind the cabin. Reliable bass and northern. There we caught lots of Smallies 19 and up, with the largest at 22 Walleyes in the river averaged much larger 17-20 vs average on Jones was 14-17. The cabin at Dogfly is absolutely amazing. Lucas & Nicole are awesome! 476 topics in this forum. Saw the northern lights 2 nights. Guest Comments: Very nice cabin and equipment. Cabin was great and very nicely equipped. Lots of smallies and walleyes. Bigger ones were in the basin and biggest was 26" (3) and several 23-25" walleye. Guest Comments: Caught lots of fish. This week we boated 26 walleyes over 27 inches including 7 28s, 3 29s and 1 30 incher. Guest Comments: Cabin was beautiful, had everything we needed. Rusty Started 52 minutes ago. Guest Comments: Great fishing! Mostly hitting tubes and red head. Largest pike were 41" and 35". Guest Comments: Fantastic fishing & great trip. Lake Ontario Charter Boat Association- LOCBA Meeting. The highlight for me was welcoming all of our old guests and friends back to the lodge. What is nice about that is that you can get to all the great spots in less than 10 minutes. Caught lots of fish. equipment and cabin in great condition. Great cabin! Volume was good this week with guide sheets averaging 35 walleyes over 18 in. The equipment and cabin were great! Worth the hike. All equipment was in good condition. Largest of each species - 36" northern, 28" walleye, 19" smallmouth, and 27" lake trout. There were big fish there, but we moved or saw many more than we caught. Most downrigger rods for trout and salmon are 8 to 10 feet long and are medium to medium-heavy. 3 and 4# smallies on the river bend on Upper Highrock. Striper, Spotted, White & Black Bass. Camp and equipment worked great. Accommodates (12) 2 Bedroom. Tim Sylvester of Tough Duty Charters reports the fishing in Lake Ontario is still offshore from 7 to 12 miles out. I dont mean to be repetitious, but we really do so much better as a crew by fishing the extremes. Fish were caught in 12-30'. . The fish were there and responded well when the weather was right clouds and wind. Guest Comments: Smallmouth fishing great. Guiding and finding fish was a little tricky this week. Most of those fish were found in our usual spring spots. Guest Comments: Caught many 20+" walleyes. Water temp around 62 degrees the whole time. There are still a few pre-spawn fish, some were definitely spawning today, but many are already done and on the move. Our group caught 711 fish total in 4 days! Three 23" walleye off the dock in the first 1/2 hour of fishing. Lac Seul is always low in the spring and fills up in the summer. Sure, compared to last years once in a 100-year flood. I fished with my parents today and we had a nice day out, but the lake went flat after lunch under a blazing sun and we had a hard time getting lazy fish to bite. It's a well thought out and comfortable outpost . There were some schizophrenic round tables where one boat smashed them at speed with Gulp, another racked up good numbers and size dead sticking minnows, and then several others couldnt put a pattern together after trying both in multiple locations. Super cold out for end of May. Bruce in Fishing Reports Well winter is finally disappearing slowly. Day 3 it cooled down after a big storm and the fishing started picking up. The Take Away If you are planning a return fishing trip to SWWL or Lac Seul in general in the next week or so, Do Not expect to find fish where you used to catch them. Deep water and bigger baits made the difference. There are no border restrictions or issues. Fishing Eric Lake was incredible. 01 July 2023 Until 31 August 2023 Jul 01. Ledges and drop offs provided good smallmouth. Always a fun time. Daily guide sheets averaged 32 walleyes over 18 per day, but volume was highly variable by day and by location. All through the week, our daily guide reports once again had fish being caught anywhere from 15 feet and 35 feet. Give a Gift Guest Comments: Great trip - lots of bass 17-20". Guest Comments: 5 dads, 4 kids, 7 days on Dogfly. First day was best weather. There were a few glass-flat sunny days and a few days of showers and Thunderstorms. What they talked about was; the high number of fish caught, the afternoon they spent on a hot bite, the 27 or 28 incher their boat caught earlier in the week! There were a few pitch bites where jigs and plastics were used to target active walleyes in very shallow water, but most of the weeks production hinged on some version of the jig and minnow. Of course, we would have all loved to have seen a bump in big fish. Lake Trout fishing was new to us and even though Lucas was extremely busy trying to prep for the upcoming season he spent time with us showing us where to fish and how to fish for lake trout and even shared a few of his favorite lake trout recipes. Maybe it was us, but no fish hardly in the shallow water or on the bottom. Those reduced days leave us fewer total hours to try experiments out there and search for the next pattern, just when the fish are likely to be changing their behaviour and shifting between locations and depths. Fishing was slow for walleye. Small cranks and jigs with plastics fished quickly were the most productive choices to target bass. Guest Comments: Bass fishing was great! The deeper edge was much quieter. Great week! For walleyes, the over all trend is heading towards deeper water. Trolling green/black hard baits yielded all species at 12-15 feet deep. The weather wasnt great and even snowed on us one day but the fishing made it all worth it! On a day-by-day basis, whole sections of the lake produced high volume regardless of whether they were rock or sand, or deep or shallow. Flight was wonderful as well as the pilot. 2022 NYS Summer Classic Tournament. I hadnt seen him in several years, but the tragedy of Wendy and the boys left behind is heart breaking. The weather was great for fishing and the painted turtles nested near the firepit at the camp. . Lots of fish jigging and Lindying. Lots of lake trout trolling with cranks over 100' of water, most in the 24-26" range. The cabin at Dogfly is absolutely amazing. The Niagara Bar, the ouflow area at the mouth of the river, is one of the top areas on the Great Lakes for spring fishing opportunities. Guest Comments: Everything worked well at the cabin. We will be back next year. Cabin was more than accommodating. Fishing was excellent. This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. Syler caught lots of fish and played lots and lots of games at night - wonderful walleye, bass, and northern fishing - these are the best people to with, top notch in every aspect. For the week we boated a total of 7 over 37 inches, including 1 40 incher. We caught approximately 25 northern with most being between 27-31" with the biggest being 34". 2022 Fly Fishing Made Easy Buy A Copy. We caught most (10') trolling w/ Lindy Rigs and floating jig heads. Slow moving, finesse presentations were the norm, and a lot of our big fish came from 35 or deeper. We found Eltrut was 10F warmer and they should be spawning any day now. It supports a diverse range of wildlife and very big fish. You cannot comprehend the power of the sun until you watch an ice out on Lac Seul. Guest Comments: Fishing somewhat slow but picked up at the end. All equipment and the cabin functioned properly. Guest Comments: Our best trip ever! Thanks for a great vacation! Guest Comments: Great trip again with GNO! Plane was great! It was a nice change from the day to day working, life is to busy. Thank you very much! When you come up to go fishing, crossing the border will be just like it was in 2019 or earlier. Joe Cermele of "Meateater" shows off a Niagara Bar lake trout he caught on the Dec. 1 opener. Lake trout were plentiful and we caught them trolling as well as on lures when we were bass fishing. Fishing was a little slower and everything we found was in the shallows. Bass cooperated. Group of 8 guys and the group best was 34.5" pike, 25" walleye, and 19" bass. The northern bite was good with several caught in the 34-36 inch range. Caught good numbers of walleye on the portages. Guest Comments: Lake trout good on trolling deep divers in main channel. The super top end was missing this week and it was not for lack of trying. The dock, fish cleaning, storage, and generator are perfectly situated. 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