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Small Stream Salmon Fishing Report 10/18/13

Posted in Reports, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 18, 2013| 1 Comment »

Finally we got the rain we have been waiting for. The small streams have water and are fishing very well. The Sandy’s have plenty of water and lots of fish. Grindstone is also fishing well with good numbers of fish in it. My friend Shawn sent me a video of the Little Salmon River yesterday and it was LOADED with fish.

If you have been waiting to fish the smaller waters of Oswego and Jefferson County the time is NOW!!! There is more rain in the forecast so the fishing should stay good. If the water does drop remember to drop down in leader and weight size. Also stay back and fish the deeper pools.

If you have been waiting for  steelhead the Salmon River is the place to be. There have been more and more caught each day. The lower half of the river will be your best bet. If you want to get away from the crowd spend the $50 and fish the Douglaston Salmon Run. It seems like a lot of money to fish for the day but believe me it’s worth it. If you break it down by the hour it’s less than $6 an hour to fish a beautiful stretch of the river.

This can be a great time to swing streamers on a sink tip if you are fly fishing. If you are spin or pin fishing Salmon Skein or egg sacs are your best bet. Good luck and C U on the water.

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Mexico Bay Fishing Report 7/4/13

Posted in Reports, tagged , , , , on July 4, 2013| 1 Comment »

Andy and I went out of Mexico Point State Boat launch this morning just after 6 am. We ran out in front of the A-frame and set up to troll for bass. After trolling for about 5 minutes we caught and released a small bass on a Flicker Shad.

We continued to troll back past Mexico Point and in front of Sage Creek. It was there that lead core rod with just shy of 2 colors out fired. This time we knew it was a good fish. When the fish jumped we saw it was a nice brown trout. The fish put up a good fight but eventually ended up in the net. It weighed in at just over 5 pounds. After trolling a while longer with no hits we decided to pull lines in and run over towards Catfish Creek.

As we got over that way we noticed there where a lot of bigger boats fishing the deeper water in that area. We set up in 20 feet trolling towards shore. This time it was the flat line rod with a Small Mouth Bass colored Live Target lure back 60 feet that fired. This fish took a bit to get to the net as it was a 6 pound brown on a very light bass rod. We then trolled back to Mexico Point with out another hit and called it a morning as it was getting hot and humid.

This was my first time not doing well on the bass in Mexico Bay but the brown trout more than made up for it.

Brown Trout caught fishing Mexico Bay

Brown Trout caught fishing Mexico Bay

A nice brown trout caught in Mexico Bay on Lake Ontario

A nice brown trout caught in Mexico Bay on Lake Ontario

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Salmon River Reservoir Walleye Fishing

Posted in Reports, tagged , , , , , , , on June 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »

I have been hearing for the last 2 years about the walleyes in the Salmon River Reservoir. I have tried a few times with out luck to locate them. I was starting to wonder if it was true as I had yet to see one caught from there until today.

My friend Mike and I headed to Redfield this morning in search of walleyes. We found lots of large Rock bass, one 12 inch perch, and one 16 inch walleye. I caught the walleye fishing a bucktail jig tipped with a worm in about 20 feet of water.

Salmon River Reservoir Walleye

Salmon River Reservoir Walleye

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Oneida Lake Walleye fishing 5/22/13

Posted in Reports, Stories, tagged , , , , , , on May 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Today was my first ever day fishing open water on Oneida Lake New York. Yes there are a few bodies of water in the Central New York area that I have not fished. Until today this was one of them. I have fished it through the ice a couple times but never open water.

I have been getting reports of the Walleye fishing on Oneida Lake being hit or miss. Some days guys have been crushing them and then getting nothing in the same spot the next.

Today I was fishing with my friend Mike Tankersly aboard his Lund boat. Mike fishes Oneida Lake regularly so I was excited to be out with him. We launched out of Oneida Shores boat launch. It was my first time at the launch and I was very impressed. I would recommend using it.

It turned out today was one of the miss days, although we did have some action. Shortly after we started fishing Mike caught a perch around 8 inches. Many places I fish this would be a keeper but anyone who has fished Oneida Lake for perch knows that this is a small one there. It wasn’t long after that I felt a hit on my black and purple buck tail jig. It was a nice walleye about 18 inches or so. As we continued our drift we noticed the boats around us where moving to other spots and not drifting back through the area we where in. We fished for a bit longer and then decided to do the same.

At our next spot Mike caught another perch, this one even smaller then the first. We both caught big small mouth bass. Another fish that Oneida Lake is know for.  I also managed to hook up with and land 2 pickerel. One of which was the smallest I have ever caught. I didn’t measure it as I wanted to get it right back in the water but I am guessing it went about 10 inches.

We only had a few hours to fish this morning so we quickly went and unsuccessfully tried one other spot before it started to rain and we decided to call it a day about a half hour earlier than planned. Overall I was happy with my first trip to Oneida Lake walleye fishing. After all my one walleye would be enough for dinner for my wife and I. Mike said next time would be better though so I can’t wait to get back out there and try it again.

 

 

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Walleye Fishing Sandy Pond New York

Posted in Reports, Stories, tagged , , , , , on May 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »

I fished Sandy Pond last night for a few hours on my friend Nate’s Boat. Nate is a local Charter Captain specializing in Walleye and Brown Trout.
We ended up hooking 2 and landing this nice 24″ fish. Both hits came on my secret walleye lure.
Our goal last night was to try out a couple spots including one new one we where recently informed of. The new spot proved to be a good one as it was where we hooked both fish. I believe if we had stayed there we would have caught more but again the goal was to try a few different places so we kept moving. Now that we have the new spot dialed in I can not wait to get back out there.
Walleye fishing on Sandy Pond has drastically improved over the last few years. The best part is that not very many people know about the great fishing that can be had on Sandy Pond so most nights you can have the whole pond to yourself. If you are interested in a walleye fishing trip contact me. Nate or I would be glad to take you out there.

This walleye was caught while fishing Sandy Pond New York.

This walleye was caught while fishing Sandy Pond New York.

Sandy Pond New York has some nice walleyes.

Sandy Pond New York has some nice walleyes.

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Salmon River 3/28/13

Posted in Reports, tagged , , , , on March 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »

My friend Andy had today off and asked me to take him down the river for a few hours today. We decided to meet for breakfast at 7 as he didn’t want to get up as early as I wanted him to. At about 8 we put the boat in the water in Pineville with plans of taking out at route 2A.

We both had stuff to do in the afternoon so the plan was to plug fish mostly and float fish a couple spots. We hooked one very nice steelhead fishing with a jointed Rapala while back trolling. Unfortunately the fish rolled right at the boat and the hook came out.

We talked to a couple guides during our float and everyone seemed to be saying the same thing. The fishing was better than it has been on the Salmon River but still a bit slow. We did see one boat land a very nice steelhead while fishing with a float.

I think if we had more time and had fished harder we would have caught a few. The river is very crowded right now and if you are going to fish from shore get there early to get the spot you want. After we took the boat out I drove up through Altmar and it almost looked like salmon season. I counted 8 boats still on the river from Pineville to Altmar and that was just what I could see from the road. Good luck and see you on the water.

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Spring Brown Trout fishing

Posted in Reports, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Decided to go out this morning and row around to see if the Brown Trout where hitting yet. The answer was yes. We fished for one hour and 40 minutes had 4 hits and landed 3. Two nice brown trout and one very nice steelhead. The wind and waves picked up so we headed in happy with our catch.

This nice Brown Trout hit in about 9 feet of water on a Jointed Rapala

This nice Brown Trout hit in about 9 feet of water on a Jointed Rapala

A nice little Lake Ontario Brown Trout

A nice little Lake Ontario Brown Trout

A nice bonus when fishing Lake Ontario for Brown Trout.

A nice bonus when fishing Lake Ontario for Brown Trout.

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Sandy Pond Ice Fishing Report 1/8/13

Posted in Reports, tagged , , , , , on January 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Sandy pond has ice and people are fishing off the Wigwam, Elms, and Green Point. The ice is not consistent but most places having 4 to 6 inches of solid ice. There are bad spots so be very careful if you are heading out.

The perch fishing on Sandy Pond has been very slow this year. The low water this fall and lack of dredging in the channel this summer seems to be the problem. The perch were unable to come into Sandy Pond From Lake Ontario as they normally do in the fall. People are still catching fish but no big numbers have been reported. Most people are bring home about 10 to 15 keepers.

The pike fishing on the pond has been ok though. These fish are in the pond all year so the water levels don’t both them. Most people I know have been catching between 3 to 10 pike a day fishing with shinners under tip ups.

Crappie and bluegill fishing off of Green Point has been hit or miss so far. Most people have not been getting good numbers of keepers. They are reporting lots of action just most of it is coming from small fish. There have been a few people that have had good days bring home 20+ keepers.

I am headed to Six Town Pond this morning as I have heard the crappie bite is picking up there and I know ill be able to catch some pike.

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Sandy Pond Ice fishing Report 1/3/13

Posted in Reports, tagged , , , on January 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »

I just talked to a friend of mine who was out on Sandy Pond on the 1st. He said there was fishable ice at Green Point and he went out a little ways at the Wig Wam but not far enough to want to fish.

He did fish at Green Point for a couple hours and catch a decent amount of fish but nothing big. All the reports I am hearing have been small fish so far.

After last nights cold spell the Wig Wam and Green Point should both be fishable. Hopefully we won’t get the warm up they are calling for and will continue to build ice over the next week.

I have a friend headed to Sackets Harbor on Saturday and will get a report up as soon as I hear from him.

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Oswego County Ice Reports 12/30/12

Posted in Reports, tagged , , on December 30, 2012| Leave a Comment »

There is no true safe ice for me to report at this time. I have heard that Mile Arm Bay on Black Lake has 5 inches of ice but can not confirm it. I believe there to be 3 to 4 inches on Lake View but there is snow and slush on top of it. I would stick to river fishing for Steelhead at this time and wait for good ice. Remember its better to wait a week and stay on top. The Salmon River and the Oswego River have been fishing very well. There have been some very nice steelhead and brown trout caught from both of them recently.

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