Oswego Area - Oswego River, Lake Ontario
Mexico Point - Little Salmon River, Lake Ontario, Mexico Bay
Pulaski Area - Salmon River, Lake Ontario, Sandy Pond
Oneida Lake
Sandy Pond
For Salmon River water level reports, call: 1-800-452-1742, code 365123 or visit Waterline: Salmon River Water Level
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Fishing Reports for February 5, 2010
This report is a courtesy of Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning.
Oswego Area - Oswego River, Lake Ontario
Oswego River:
The water level has been a bit higher running between 9,000-12,000cfs. Although temperatures will be cooler this weekend (highs near 20 on Saturday and only in the teens on Sunday), precipitation should not be a factor until later Sunday evening. Steelhead and brown trout are active throughout the river. Good baits to try are egg sacs, Glo-bug yarn, crazy eggs, pink worms and fathead minnows.
Lake Ontario report:
The lake fishing report has ended for the season.
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The lake fishing report has ended for the season.
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Salmon River:
According to Whitaker's Sport Shop & Motel:
Thursday morning started out cold, but with blue skies and plenty of sunshine the temperature reached near 30 degrees. The lower end of the river had slush ice in the morning but with sunny skies it cleared by mid day. Some anglers reported doing well in the afternoon once the slush ice cleared and other anglers reported having another good day in the Lower Fly Fishing Area. Suggested patterns: Glo-bugs, estaz eggs, sucker spawn, black stoneflies, and woolly buggers have worked well for those anglers fly fishing. Egg sacs, trout beads and pink worms are working for those anglers float fishing or bottom bouncing.
According to the Douglaston Salmon Run:
Fishing on the run was very good yesterday! The higher water (750cfs) has brought in a new batch of fresh steelies. Anglers reported good action from the Joss Hole all the way up to the Little Black. Chartreuse egg sacs, glo roe beads and pink worms were hot. A few folks that were fly fishing said they did have a bit slower action than the anglers using traditional baits. However they did pick up some fish on stone flies and swinging bigger flies in the tail outs of the bigger pools.
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The very cold temperatures over the weekend have improved the ice in some areas. The forecast is for temperatures mainly in the 20s for several days so this should help the conditions. The ice thickness is varying around the lake so please use extreme caution.. The fishing activity reportedly has been slow overall.
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According to Dave Wood of Woody's Tackle:
Conditions on the pond are excellent. We have 10-14 inches of ice and the surface of the pond is easy to travel on. Perch are taking emerald shiners and fathead minnows; northern pike are responding to large shiners and sucker minnows and jigs tipped with spikes are working for panfish.