Oswego County

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on September 6, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The forecast over the next few days is calling for a definite change in the weather. Temperatures are expected to only be in the 60s over the weekend. With this change look for increased action in more shallow depths, 80-100+ feet of water. There has still been activity in 200-500 feet. Flasher/fly combinations have been the bait of choice. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on September 4, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The weather overall cooperated for some good lake fishing over the holiday weekend. We have one more hot, humid day and then a cold front will bring some more seasonable temperatures and cooler nights. Staging kings have provided plenty of action for anglers. Look in 100-600 feet of water with flasher/fly combinations are the bait of choice. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on August 30, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The wind has been an issue at times again this week. Yesterday’s cold front has brought in some refreshing cooler temperatures. Remember the Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) derby runs through the weekend and ends at 1 p.m. on Labor Day! According to Capt. Andy Bliss of Chasin’ Tail Adventures: The large staging kings have finally come home! Fishing remains incredible. Flasher/fly combos have started to take over as the presentation of choice. You can find fish from 100-600’; if you’re not catching…move! Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on August 28, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The lake fishing continues to be very good. The wind was a bit of an issue over the weekend as it moved the fish around but most anglers succeeded in finding them. After a few cooler days, the heat and humidity have returned until Thursday when temperatures will become more seasonable. The best concentration of salmon has been in 250-500 feet of water recently with some nice ones taken in 300-350 feet of water. Flies/flashers, spoons and meat rigs are working well. Brown trout are active in 40-80 feet of water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on August 23, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The lake fishing continues to be very good. We did have some wind this week and we are experiencing some cooler temperatures for a few days. With the change in temperatures, we have had reports of salmon starting to stage as they begin their journey to the tributaries. The best concentration of salmon has been in 250-500 feet of water recently. A-TOM-MIK flies and meat rigs are working well. Brown trout are active in 40-80 feet of water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on August 16, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Andy Bliss of Chasin’ Tail Adventures: The fishing on Lake Ontario has been great. You can find salmon from 120-700 feet. They are everywhere with the best concentrations in 250-500 feet of water. Most salmon are being caught on A-TOM-MIK flies and meat rigs. Chrome in the sun and whites early and late in the day. Brown trout can be found in 60-90 feet of water and they are very active as well. Good luck to all fishing the LOC derby! Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on August 13, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing: The hard northeast wind definitely stirred up the big pond this weekend but the kings did not go far. They go out, they go in, they go deep but they definitely move around and get finicky under those conditions. Nevertheless the bite is still good. You just have to work a little harder. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on August 9, 2018. Lake Ontario report: Anglers are continuing to find good fishing on the lake. Kings and a few trout have been active in a range of water depths from 100 to 500 feet. Just this week a couple of nice 30+ pound salmon have been reported. Cut-bait, flashers and flies, and spoons have been working well. According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing: A big sloppy northwest chop plagued us throughout the day making conditions less than pleasant. The fish still wanted to chew and all our clients were very happy. Oswego River report: The water level had been running between 1,000-2,000cfs over the last couple of days. Due to some rainfall in the region, the flow reached over 3,000cfs early today but is down to 2,610cfs late this morning. Anglers are finding a few walleye, bass, sheepshead and a catfish or two along the river. Notice: The bridge to Leto Island is closed, and there are mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) zones on the river. For more information, view the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely Brochure below. The Oswego Fire Department offers loaner life jackets at no charge through its “Loaner for Life” program. For more information contact the fire station, 35 E. Cayuga St., at 315-343-2161. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on August 3, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishfing: We had heavy seas on the big pond yesterday but the fish didn’t seem to care. The bite was on from beginning to end. The bite has been steady and the afternoons have been as good or better than the mornings most days. We are finding kings and a few trout from 100 feet out to 500 feet. Not a ton of adults but three great year classes of fish, a good sign for next season as well. Trolling meat behind a pro troll flashers with Atommik meat rigs are taking the bulk of our bites. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on July 26, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Andy Bliss of Chasin’ Tail Adventures: After the recent southern blow the salmon fishing has been very scattered. But as of yesterday afternoon things are starting to set back up. Kings have been found in 50-700’ just not in any concentration. What this blow did do is create some great brown trout fishing in 20-50 feet of water from Oswego to the Little Salmon River. Oswego River report: The water level had been averaging around 1,000cfs for several days. With the recent heavy rain in the region, the flow has risen to 5,970cfs this morning. Anglers have been finding a number of walleye fishing at night although most of them are small. A few bass, sheepshead and a catfish or two have also been taken. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on July 19, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing Charters: The great fishing on Lake Ontario continues. It might not be the bloodbath for everybody that we had over the last two months but we were spoiled and it is still very good. The nice thing is they are spread out east to west and north to south and on any given day you can catch multiple species. The deep water is giving up plenty of chinooks and a few ironheads mixed in, and if you stay in the short water, the kings and browns have been plentiful. You can also throw in a couple bonus lake trout and steelhead as well. The spoon bite continues to be good especially early in the day, but as the sun gets high and the chinooks move a little deeper meat and atomik flies are taking most of our bites. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on July 13, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The tremendous lake fishery continues with salmon active in 100-400 feet of water. Anglers are finding a few brown trout in more shallow water. The fleas have been heavy so consider this when you are preparing your rods. According to Capt. Andy Grisenthwaite of Broad Horizons: The salmon fishing on Lake Ontario has been outstanding! This has been an awesome charter season so far, fish are abundant and hungry. I’ve been taking fish on riggers, divers, and coppers with a mix of mag spoons, flies and meat. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on July 10, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The tremendous lake fishery continues with salmon active in 100-350 feet of water. Anglers are finding a few brown trout in more shallow water. The fleas have been heavy so consider this when you are preparing your rods. According to Capt. Andy Grisenthwaite of Broad Horizons: The salmon fishing on Lake Ontario has been outstanding! This has been an awesome charter season so far, fish are abundant and hungry. I’ve been taking fish on riggers, divers, and coppers with a mix of mag spoons, flies and meat. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on July 6, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Andy Bliss of Chasin’ Tail Adventures: What more can we say – the fishing is incredible. If you haven’t made a trip up to Lake Ontario this summer, you are missing out on history! Kings are biting in 100-350 feet of water with spoons, flies, and meat suggested baits. Anglers are also finding some nice steelhead. The only thing to remember is the fleas are starting to show and they are heavy. So get your rods ready to make the trip more enjoyable. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on July 3, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Andy Bliss of Chasin’ Tail Adventures: The fishing report is beginning to sound like a broken record. We couldn’t be happier. The fishing is incredible. Kings are biting in 100-350 feet of water on just about anything you present to them – spoons, flies, meat. The only thing to remember is the fleas are starting to show rather heavily. So get your rods ready to make the trip more enjoyable. According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing: It is July and the salmon bite is extremely good. It really can’t get any better. I can talk all day but the bottom line is if you want in on the hot action now is the time. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on June 29, 2018. The Summer LOC Derby begins this Saturday and runs through July 29. For more information visit www.locderby.org. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Andy Bliss of Chasin’ Tail Adventures: Salmon fishing out of Oswego has been nothing short of incredible!! Kings of all sizes are being caught from 100-350 feet of water. They are biting just about anything you present to them – spoons, flies, meat. So just run what you have confidence in and enjoy the spectacular fishing! Anglers are still finding a brown trout bite in more shallow water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on June 26, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Andy Bliss of Chasin’ Tail Adventures: Salmon fishing out of Oswego has been nothing short of incredible!! Kings of all sizes are being caught from 100-350 feet of water. They are biting just about anything you present to them – spoons, flies, meat. So just run what you have confidence in and enjoy the spectacular fishing! Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on June 22, 2018. A reminder that this weekend, June 23 and 24, are free fishing days in New York State. No fishing license is required. Lake Ontario report: Anglers are continuing to find brown trout in the more shallow water, 25-50 feet of water. Kings are out deeper with 100-150 feet of water seeing some action. Leadcore, dipsy divers and spoons were working well. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on June 18, 2018. Lake Ontario report: Anglers were continuing to find brown trout in the more shallow water 25-50 feet of water. Kings were out deeper with 100-150 feet of water seeing some action. With the summer like weather, earlier in the day seemed to see more activity. Leadcore, dipsy divers and spoons were working well. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on June 15, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The wind was an issue the last couple of days but conditions have settled down with waves 0-1 foot today. We will have to see how things set up over the next day or so. Anglers were finding some brown trout in 15-40 feet of water using stickbaits and small spoons. Salmon were active further out in 80-150 feet of water with spoons being the choice of bait. A reminder that bass season opens this weekend. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on June 6, 2018. Lake Ontario report: Anglers have been finding a good brown trout bite in 20-40 feet of water with stickbaits and small spoons. Reports from the weekend indicated there was some good salmon action in 80-150 feet of water down 40-60 from the surface. Spoons seemed to be the bait of choice with green being a popular color. The wind was an issue earlier this week so we will have to see how conditions set up with the calm waters. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on May 31, 2018. Lake Ontario report: Brown trout fishing continues to be very good in about the same water depth, 20-40 feet, with stickbaits and spoons working well. Salmon are active in deeper water, 100-200 feet, and a few lake trout are being taken in 120-140 feet of water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on May 25, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The lake fishing continues to be very good. Anglers are finding a very active brown trout bite in 20-40 feet of water with stickbaits and spoons. King salmon can be found in deeper water with anglers having success in 100-200 feet of water with spoons working well. Lake trout are active in about 120-140 feet of water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on May 22, 2018. Lake Ontario report: The lake fishing continues to be very good. Anglers are finding a very active brown trout bite in 20-40 feet of water with stickbaits and spoons. King salmon can be found in deeper water with anglers having success in 100-175 feet of water with spoons working well. Lake trout are active in about 120 feet of water. According to Capt. Tom Burke of Cold Steel Sportfishing Charters: The fishing is just spectacular on Lake Ontario. The only hard decision is which species to target. Along with plenty of brown trout there are kings upon kings! Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. This report was written on May 18, 2018. Lake Ontario report: According to Capt. Andy Grisenthwaite of Broad Horizons Charters: If you haven’t been fishing on Lake Ontario, you’re missing out! Saturday we got many browns, another legal size Atlantic, and several smallmouth bass which were returned. There are plenty of trout mixed in with the bass if you want to weed through them. Spoons did more than sticks that day. Sunday we had amazing reports from Oswego and beyond and the action has continued this week. More than enough kings to the net, brown trout, and a couple cohos too. According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing Charters: It’s crazy out there on Lake Ontario. Kings, browns, rainbows, Atlantics and big lakers. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.