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New York Fishing Report for Lake Ontario and Salmon River
Capt. Troy Creasy
February 6, 2003
Salmon River - Freshwater Fishing Report
More Snow!
Wow, what a crazy winter. We have nothing but a deep freeze and then 38 and a 1/2 inch of rain on Monday. Now today, I wake up to temps hovering in the teens and 10 fresh inches of snow. Welcome to the North Country.
The salmon river fished great over the weekend and I talked to a person today that landed five steelhead between Altmar and the Schoolhouse. A great day! Good catches are being reported from the middle section of the river when the slush clears and anglers that are fishing bait, are catching most of the fish. The fish are active right now and are moving and feeding. As good as the fishing was on Saturday, all the ice and deep snow makes it tough to get to the Hot Spots. Although the water is running high in all the small streams, the thaw was short lived and there is still a ton of ice everywhere you go. It may look good at one spot, but lurking below is giant wall of broken pack ice, blocking even the smallest trout from getting through. Egg sacs and small estaz flies continue to take most of the fish. Use light 4lb. test flourocarbon leaders and small #12 hooks for better success.
The Oswego is fishing real good for browns and rainbows. Fish eggs and small jigs off of floats. This river has come up a lot in the last two days and the ice is breaking free. This river is a real sleeper this time of year. Don't be afraid to put some time in on it. You may be surprised.
Ice fishing is real good as hardy anglers have been pounding big perch on Sodus Bay, Blind Sodus Bay and in Fair Haven. Sndy Pond Fisherman are doing well on northerns and crappie as well as some perch.
If you don't ice fish or snowmobile, this is a good time to catch up on things around the house and prepare your tackle for the next time we get a warming trend.
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