cayuga Cayuga County Fishing Report for August 17-24, 2018

[Cayuga County]

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for August 17 through 24, 2018 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html

 

Please visit that site for more information or to follow links.

 

The New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide runs from April 1st to March 30th. The 2018-19 Official guide has a picture of an angler holding a giant smallmouth bass on the cover. The

Fishing Guide can be picked up where fishing licenses are sold, or viewed at Freshwater Fishing Regulations

 

Oswego and Wayne Counties have weekly fishing hotlines on their web sites as well and would be another good option for fishing reports; Oswego County (visitoswegocounty.com); and Wayne County (waynecountytourism.com). Though Onondaga County doesn't have a weekly fishing report, their web site is another good source of fishing information in the region (fishonondagacounty.com).

 

Region 7:

 

Lake Ontario

 

Salmon are still scattered as the cold water keeps getting blown around and fish are spread out from 150 to 500 feet of water. When found, they are hitting on cut-bait, flashers and flies, and spoons with green being a good color choice. Anglers have been fishing those baits off down-riggers, wire and divers, and copper line. Brown Trout are being taken in 50 feet of water on spoons. Smallmouth Bass are being taken around Mexico Point on crayfish.

 

Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.