OUR UPDATED REPORTS

Cayuga Lake - Trout and salmon fishing has been good for the few anglers getting out. A mix of trout and salmon are being taken from 10 to 100 feet down on flashers and flies or spoons. Shore anglers around Taughannock point are getting a few lake trout on a plain floating jig head. Some yellow perch are being taken in 10 to 15 feet of water in the north end on minnows. There are some brown trout and Atlantic salmon in the larger tributaries. Most of the tributaries are low and clear and a good rain would help to bring some more fish in.

Genesee River - There are salmon in the river and fish are being caught below the falls. Egg sacs and egg imitating plastics and flies are working.

Irondequoit Bay - Northern pike are hitting on large spoons or minnows. Yellow perch fishing slowed but a few fish are still being taken in the deeper water, 25+ feet, on minnows.

Keuka Lake - Lake trout fishing continues to be fair in 110 feet of water around the Bluff. Both vertical jigging with white or pearl plastics and trolling with flashers and flies in green or white are producing fish. Yellow perch are hitting small minnows fished in 15 to 25 feet of water on the north end.

Lake Ontario - The Lake fishing report is done for the season. There are still some salmon in the tributaries at this time and steelhead and brown trout are continuing to enter the tributaries. Lake Ontario - Some steelhead are being taken during the day by shore anglers casting blue & silver spoons. Most of the salmon and trout activity is now in taking place in the tributaries.

Oneida Lake - The nighttime shore bite for walleyes continues to be good for anglers casting stickbaits that resemble gizzard shad (blue & silver or black & silver). Finding areas with limited weed growth makes fishing the stickbaits easier. Yellow perch are hitting minnows fished in 10 to 15 feet of water around weeds. Smallmouth bass fishing continues to be good throughout the lake and anglers getting to their walleye spots early are enjoying some good smallmouth action on stickbaits.

Otisco Lake - Few anglers getting out so there is little new fishing activity to report. A few walleye are being taken after dark for anglers throwing stickbaits off the causeway

Oswego River - The river has been up and down during the last week but is currently at 3,150 cubic feet per second (cfs) as of 10/23. Salmon are still in the river and are being taken from along the walkway, off the wall and at the dam. Egg imitating baits like Estaz eggs, crazy eggs, sponges and twister tails are working as are real salmon eggs. Brown trout and steelhead fishing has been good and fish are hitting on egg sacs, streamers and egg imitating plastics.

Owasco Lake - Few anglers getting out so there is no new fishing activity to report.

Salmon River - The river will be down to 335 cfs for the weekend (10/24-25). There are still good numbers of salmon in the upper river with most of the activity taking place in the riffles (spawning areas) from Ellis Cove to the Altmar Bridge. Good baits are egg imitating flies and plastics, and streamers like woolly buggers, comets and egg sucking leeches. Steelhead and brown trout are entering the river and are hitting on egg sacs and egg imitating flies. Fishing these baits behind actively spawning salmon often works well for the trout.

Sandy Pond - No fishing activity to report on the pond at this time.

Seneca Lake - Yellow perch are hitting in 35 to 40 feet of water around the Painted Rocks area on night crawlers and spikes. Lake trout fishing continues to be fair on the north end of the lake with fish being taken on flasher and fly combinations fished down 70 to 95 feet. Smallmouth bass are hitting fathead minnows fished off the Pier.

Skaneateles Lake - Rainbow trout fishing continues to be good for anglers trolling on the surface with planner boards and small stickbaits, spoons and streamers over 60 to 80 feet of water. Lake trout are being taken in 120 to 150 feet of water. Smallmouth bass are hitting in 10 to 25 feet of water on tube baits and stickbaits. Yellow perch are taking small minnows and jigs fished in about 40 feet of water.

Sodus Bay - Yellow perch fishing has picked up and fish are hitting on small minnows or ice fishing jigs tipped with spikes. Fish are scattered and depth changes daily. Northern pike activity continues to be fair for anglers fishing with spoons or large minnows.

Susquehanna, Chenango, Tioughnioga and Unadilla Rivers - Walleye fishing has improved with the cooler weather and fish are hitting well on minnows and stickbaits. Smallmouth bass are also hitting minnows and stickbaits and also on dark colored tube jigs.

Waneta Lake and Lamoka Lake - Very few anglers have been out so little to report. Anglers targeting musky are still getting fish trolling with large plugs. Some bass and perch are being caught on minnows.

Weather Forecasts

  Canandaigua Lake Temperature - 57 || Keuka Lake Temperature -57

Seneca Lake Temperature - 53 || Cayuga Lake Temperature - No report

 Lake Ontario Temperature - 45 || Waneta Lake Temperature - 67

All temperatures are recorded at a depth of 20 feet below the surface as of October 30, 2009

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