Fishing Reports for May 27, 2008

The following notice has been posted for Lake Ontario waters:

Remember the area around the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Facility is off limits to boating. The restricted area stretches 1,000 yards offshore and extends from the Alcan plant to the Sunset Bay area along Lake Ontario, east of the city of Oswego.

The following notice has been posted for the Oswego River:

Due to the construction of the NYS Rte. 104 bridge, certain areas of the Oswego River will be restricted to boat traffic. Please watch for signs and buoys.

Oswego River report:

According to Larry Muroski of Larry’s Oswego Salmon Shop:

The water flow in the river was just under 3,000cfs for most of the weekend. The activity along the river remains about the same. Walleye have been active near the railroad bridge and across from the hotels. Also look in the harbor and near the lighthouse. Sheepshead and white perch can be found throughout the river. Wright’s Landing is producing some pike and rockbass. Good choices for bait are shriners, nightcrawlers, leeches and stickbaits.

Lake Ontario report:

According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing Charters:

The hotspot over the holiday weekend had to be area of the buoys at Nine Mile Point. There were a lot of boats but a lot of fish as well. The brown trout bite was early so getting there before dawn made all the difference.
The best baits are a black/silver white belly Smithwick, fished on the surface about 150 feet behind the boat. Mix this up with some Dreamweaver & Raider spoons in black and silver, white belly, lemon lime, monkey puke, bloody death and bitter lemon. Fish them 10 to 40 feet down off of the downriggers, depending on were you find bait and run 2.0 to 2.3 mph. Some salmon have also been caught in 100-200 ft. of water.

Mexico Bay report:

The brown trout fishing has been good along the shoreline when the winds are favorable. Trolling in the early morning hours with stickbaits such as Smithwicks and spoons such as Michigan Stingers has been productive. Look for some steelhead and a few salmon in 50 to 250 ft. of water.

Salmon River/Pulaski area report:

According to Dave Wood of Woody’s Tackle:

The activity in the river is winding down. The water level will be running at 185cfs through Friday. The deeper holes along the river would be good places to look.

The wind settled down for the weekend as did the waters of Lake Ontario. Brown trout fishing was good along the shoreline in 20-40 ft. of water. Fish spoons of the downriggers in the early morning hours for the most success. Anglers are also finding some salmon further off shore.

Oneida Lake Report:

According to Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing Charters:

The walleye fishing on Oneida Lake is up and down with the hard wind we experienced in the past week.  The best areas have been the mouth of the Barge Canal and off the mouth of Oneida Creek. Jigs and sonars are working well.

Sandy Pond Report:

According to Dave Wood of Woody’s Tackle:

The pike and walleye fishing on Sandy Pond have been extremely good. Worm harnesses drifted or trolled slowly work well for the walleye and the northerns are taking large spoons, spinnerbaits, and live bait under a bobber. Perch and crappies have been active on the North Pond.

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