cayuga Cayuga County Fishing Report for August 23 - 30, 2019: Free Fishing, Great Salmon Fishing, and More

[Cayuga County]

The Cayuga County fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for August 23 through August 30, 2019 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html

 

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

 

Fish for free on Lake Ontario now through Labor Day, September 2, 2019 at 5:00 PM!

 

The New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide runs from April 1 to March 31. The 2019-2020 Official Fishing Guide can be picked up where fishing licenses are sold, or viewed at https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/fishguide.pdf

 

Region 7:

 

Lake Ontario and Bays

 

With the high-water levels there are no wake zones for many Lake Ontario shorelines and bays. For information on these, please view the County Sheriff’s website at https://www.cayugacounty.us/155/Sheriffs-Office.  For information on Lake Ontario Boat Launch Sites please view at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/117169.html. 

 

Salmon fishing continues to be good. In the west end, fish are in 200 to 300 feet of water down 90 to 150 feet. On the east end, it's 200 to 300 feet of water down 90 to 100 feet. Spoons, flashers and flies, and cut-bait (meat rigs) are all working.

 

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