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New York Fishing Report for Lake Ontario and Salmon River
Capt. Troy Creasy
September 26, 2007
Salmon River - Freshwater Fishing Report
Salmon River, Lake Ontario, Fishing Report
King Salmon continue to school in front of area tributaries and are providing great catches to the anglers that are willing to put in some time, effort and give up a nights sleep!
In front of the salmon river, kings are being caught in 5 to 50 feet of water. Glow green and glow blue spoons, J-Plugs in glow green, glow blue and J13 Rapalas are catching most of the fish. Guys sitting and fishing with skein are taking fish as well.
Do not believe the stories you here!!
There are kings, Coho's and steelhead in the Salmon and Oswego River and plenty more on the way. Don’t be afraid to do some scouting, lighten up on your gear and try new things. You have to change it up to be successful.
The Oswego river has been running between 800 & 1,000 cfs. Very low water as well. There is a good number of trout for this time of year. Use flies, egg sacs & worms. There continues to be a slow increase in the number of salmon with the area past the powerhouse seeing some action.
On the Salmon river, fish have made it to the hatchery and they are scattered in the deep holes like the Sportsman pool, Trestle, Ellis Cove and Schoolhouse. Get there early and fish the fasted water you can find below or above the deep pools.
Open water fishing is spotty with some boats taking 2 yr old salmon and steelhead in 200 to 600 FOW. Crank up the speed with spoons and E-chips with Atomik flies and cover water. Look for bait pods and work them in various directions.
Many are preaching gloom and doom but regardless of how low the water is and how bad we need rain, the weather has been simple spectacular and you are foolish if you are not out there giving it a go. Remember we will probably be shoveling snow in just a few more weeks.
If you simply don't like low clear water, bass fishing is very good right now. Bass will be feeding heavy to get ready for the long winter that lies ahead. Work the structure areas and drop-offs with crabs and worms around 4 mile point in Scriba and the green can just west of Oswego. The rock piles in Sandy Pond will be holding some nice fish this time of year as well.
On Oneida Lake, smallmouth bass have been active particularly near Shackelton Shoals. Look for walleye in 40 ft. of water using jr. thundersticks in silver/blue and the perch series. We have also had reports of some yellow perch activity in 12 ft. of water in front of well-defined weed beds using fathead minnows.
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