South West fishing heats up as weather cools
The weather has continued to cool in the last few weeks, but fishing between the Capes has remained...
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The weather has continued to cool in the last few weeks, but fishing between the Capes has remained...
Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – May 6 , 2021 Frank Campbell The Lake Ontario Counties spring trout and salmon derby is underway as of May 7 and runs through May 16 with a grand prize of $15,000 for the biggest salmon. All told nearly $45,000 in cash prizes are up for grabs. Check out loc.org for details. In the meantime, the 30 miles of Niagara County shoreline has been producing some big early season salmon. Capt. Mike Mongan of Grand Island pulled a 26-pound king a few miles east of Olcott while Capt. Bob Stevens of Medina hauled in a 26-pound king west of Wilson. It looks ...
Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – April 29 , 2021 Frank Campbell With the opening of the state’s wild turkey season taking place of Saturday, along with the opening of walleye, northern pike, pickerel, and tiger musky seasons, it will be a tough decision on what to do. Do not forget to throw in that salmon fishing is starting to take off along the Niagara County shoreline for its annual spring salmon fever and it is near impossible. Oh yeah, trout are still in the Niagara River and the bass are starting to turn on. Make your choices wisely. Mike Rzucidlo on left and Mike Zieh...
Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – April 22 , 2021 Frank Campbell The smelt are still hanging on in the lower Niagara River and the white bass are starting to show, too. Salmon are beginning a spring feeding frenzy between the Niagara Bar and 30 Mile Point – just in time for some derbies and tournaments on the local front. Both Mike Rzucidlo and Mike Ziehm of Niagara Falls reported catching some of the first white or silver bass of the season, using 5-inch Zoom plastics on jigs and big No. 4 and No. 5 spinners. In addition to the white bass, they were also catching some big la...
Recfishwest: Get ready for the Awesome Autumn of Salmon 2021! 4 March 2021 Image: Recfishwest RECFISHWEST says it's delighted to announce the Recreational Fishing Initiatives Fund-funded celebration of the iconic West Aussie salmon is back, including the three-month long, free-to-enter Salmon Slam 2021 fishing comp and the Albany Salmon Spectacular fishing extravaganza over the Easter weekend. Reports indicate the salmon are already moving in schools around Esperance with a couple of schools spotted east of Albany and even near Denmark too – although these might be "residential" schools....