September 19, 2004
Good numbers of salmon have been taken on cut bait out of Pickering,
Ontario.
At Point Breeze, Olcott, Wilson and the Niagara Bar there are plenty
of salmon offshore and some are in close. Steelhead tend to be a little
further off shore.
In the Oswego area and Mexico Bay the salmon are offshore and pike
and bass are hitting in the harbor and in sandy pond.
Salmon are in the rivers in increasing numbers and are staging in
the lakes out from the rivers. The spawning runs should be going strong
over the next two or three weeks. By mid October they should be over.
Steelhead often follow the salmon into the rivers to feed on spawn. The
charter season is winding down and for most will be over by the end of
October if not before. A few charter services operate later or even
year-round mainly with trailerable boats and in the rivers.August 29, 2004
At Olcott, New York salmon fishing is fair for mid-sized fish with
an occasional large fish being taken. In the area around Oswego and in
Mexico Bay the salmon fishing has been good. Mexico Bay also has good
smalmouth fishing along the shoreline. Salmon are staging in the lake
off the rivers and soon will begin their spawning runs.
July 25, 2004
Some good action with steelhead and salmon has been reported in the
Wilson / Olcott area with fish of various sizes in the catches. Larger
fish are being taken in Canadian waters. Some bass activity i the same
area but mostly in tributary streams. Off Point Breeze salmon and
steelhead action is good for some. Depths and presentations vary.
Locating the fish is the key to success.
In the lower Niagara River bass activity is relatively good and walleye
action is improving. In the upper Niagara river walleye and bass action
is good.
July 22, 2004
Reports indicate that salmon fishing is good near Oswego and in Mexico
bay and broun trout are active early in the day. Bass are also quite
active in Mexico bay and on Sandy Pond with some northern pike being
taken around weed lines on Sandy Pond.
July 2, 2004
The Olcott area reports that not many are fishing but those that are
have been finding moderate success for salmon, lake trout and steelhead;
walleye, bass, panfish and sheephead are in the harbors and off the
piers. In the Wilson area some brown trout and chinook have been taken;
bass are in the creeks; northern, perch, bass and bluegills are coming
from the harbor. In the Point Breeze area chinook, steelhead and lake
trout are in scattered pockets. Oswego reports slow fishing with fish
being difficult to locate; some brown trout have been taken early.
Mexico Bay reports slow fishing for bass, brown trout and salmon. In the
lower Niagara River some bass and perch have been coming from areas near
the mouth of the river. In the upper Niagara River walleye fishing is
reported to be good at the head of the river; some musky and northern
pike are coming from shallows around weed beds; a few bass catches from
scattered areas.
June 24, 2004
Fishing is reportedly good for salmon and trout in the area around
Wilson and Olcott but the fishing pressure is light with a lack of
fishermen. Further east the fishing has also slowed and fish are
scattered. Those who can locate schools of baitfish usually find larger
fish nearby. Brown trout fishing is reported to be good near Nine Mile
Point and near Port Ontario. Remember that areas close to nuclear power
plants are restricted and off limits to boaters. For walleye, bass.
perch and northern pike try harbor and bay areas.
June 8, 2004
Salmon and trout are reportedly being found in pockets from the Niagara
River to east of Point Breeze. The pockets of fish are constantly
moving, but if you can locate one of them you can expect some good
action.
Some perch are being caught in the harbors along with northern pike and
bass.
In the lower Niagara River some steelhead and walleye are being taken
and the smallmouth are reportedly quite active.
In the upper Niagara River anglers are reporting catches of white
bass, perch and some walleye. Northern are being taken in the shallows
and harbors.
May 16, 2004
Fishing has been great from the mouth of the Niagara River east to Point
Breeze. Lots of kings are being taken along with a mixture of coho,
steelhead and lake trout. The fish seem to be over deeper water the
further east you go. Some perch are being taken near Olcott and Wilson.
Fishing for salmon and trout also is improving in the lower Niagara
River. In the upper Niagara River fishing is mainly for small northern
in shallow weedy areas.
May 11, 2004
In Wayne County the king salmon are have been hitting near the town of
Ontario and brown trout are being caught in the shallows close to shore.
Bluegills, crappie, northern pike and walleye have been hitting in Sodus
Bay. Good catches of kings have been reported from Oswego to Nine-Mile
Point and also from the Olcott area west to the Niagara River mouth.
Some coho and lake trout have also been included in those catches. Some
of the larger fish have come from Canadian waters.
In the area of Point Breeze the king fishing is reported to be the best
in years.
In the upper Niagara River some perch are being taken, especially near
Grand Island. In the lower Niagara River some steelhead and a few lake
trout have been taken.
April 19, 2004
Trolling shallow water near shore is productive for brown trout and
sometimes a coho or steelhead. The better areas are generally closer to
the mouths of rivers and streams. Yellow perch and crappie are biting
near Fair Haven, and crappie and bluegill are hitting at Sandy Pond.
April 2, 2004
Steelhead are in the streams and rivers and can be taken in the lake
near the rivers mouths.
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