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Fairly new to lake trout fishing as I live in NYC. However, I'm planning to do some laker jigging this coming Memorial Day weekend on Cayuga lake, and was hoping for some guidance on the laker fishing this time of year. I fish from a kayak, so my range is limited to a mile or two from where I launch. I was planning to fish out of Dean's cove due to proximity to where I'm staying, and wanted to know if good laker fishing can be found in that area, or if I should focus more south like Taughannock. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Bear will be opening the shop in Myers Park On March 29th for Weekends only. Starting April 27th he'll be open full time. Bear 1-607-227-7512 Barney 1-607-229-9341

Attached is the entry form for Barney and Bear's 32nd Annual Trout Derby, May 19th and 20th, 2018. You can sign up at Bear's Baits, located at Myers Park in Lansing New York. Attached is the entry form below. Also, Bear is working very hard to establish a second weigh-in station for future tournaments. This is proving to be more difficult then most people understand. He acknowledges the situation and is trying to work something out for future tournaments. Any question please contact Bear at 607-387-5576. Barney and Bear's 32nd Annual Trout Derby.pdf

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for May 18 through 25, 2018 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. Lake Ontario Brown trout fishing has been good on the big lake and they are being taken by trolling with stick baits or small spoons in 20 to 40 feet of water. Fishing off colored water, if you can find it, has been good. Some spring King Salmon and a few Cohoes are also being taken in a little deeper water than the Brown Trout. Lake Trout are being found in around 120 feet of water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

Well it’s been a rough three days here at the lake, We did three small salmon the first day , three the 2nd day, yesterday did not have a hit with eight hours on the lake, trolled East side from Myers to town , trolled west side to taughannock Park . Went to Milken station trolled south to Myers yesterday. Is there something I’m missing here? Last year caught fish everyday, We were flatlining with boards close, dipsey divers , downrigging, used spoons , rapalas, FF , I’m far from being a expert at this trolling but this was frustrating trying to figure this out ... But I can say one thing it’s better than work .... any advise would be appreciated?? I’m here till Friday and I will make the best of it .. Good Luck All !!!

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for May 11 through 18, 2018 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. The New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide runs from April 1st to March 30th. The 2018-19 Official guide has a picture of an angler holding a giant smallmouth bass on the cover. The Fishing Guide can be picked up where fishing licenses are sold, or viewed at the link below. Oswego and Wayne Counties have weekly fishing hotlines on their web sites as well and would be another good option for fishing reports; Oswego County (visitoswegocounty.com); and Wayne County (waynecountytourism.com). Though Onondaga County doesn't have a weekly fishing report, their web site is another good source of fishing information in the region (fishonondagacounty.com). Region 7: Trout season kicked off on April 1st and for more information on trout fishing please view Fishing for Stream Trout and for places to go check out our Public Fishing Rights Brochures. A few sections of area streams, ponds and lakes will have been stocked with trout by Friday, May 11th. These Cayuga County streams and lakes are: Owasco Outlet (May 4), North Brook (April 11) and Fall Creek (May 3 and April 4). Lake Ontario Brown trout fishing has been good on the big lake and they are being taken by trolling with stick baits or small spoons in shallow water. Fishing off colored water, if you can find it, has been good. Some spring Kings are also being taken and lake trout are being found in 120 feet of water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

Ok- this is going to be a little bit of a rant. I had an incident while out shore fishing today. Had a slip bobber rig out. There was a nice drift and the wind at my back, so my bobber was a good ways out. Farther than I can cast personally, but not out of a good cast range. So there I am enjoying myself, when some idjit comes speeding by super close to shore, runs over my line, and BOOM- no more rig for me. I know they were aware that they ran it over because they kept looking back at me as the booked it to the marina. My first impulse was to run to my truck, catch them pulling their boat out at the marina and deliver a super cuss out. But then I reminded myself that Karma is a bigger b**ch than I'll ever be. Anyways- this is not the first time that something like this has either happened to me, or I've witnessed it. If you're in a boat, move out of shore casting range. You have the entire lake for crying out loud! Its not like anyone can steer the fricking dock! Ive done my share of boat fishing too- and I know that sometimes the best fishing is heading toward shore. However, I can share the fun and either go slow enough to be sure Im not messing up the mood of those fishing from shore, or heading out to the spots they cant access from there. The people trolling or pulling those planer boad thingies so they're passing only about 50 feet from you are the worst. I've been tempted several times to buy some of that steel line used in deep sea fishing, throwing a super heavy weight on it, and casting it out so its right next to whatever fishing setup I have. Go on and run that over- see how it turns ourt. But again- what I said about Karma...

Cayuga lake trout were partying and hungry on cinco de Mayo and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. Had an epic day, 19 lakers landed & 1 salmon. It's like going to the gym and getting a heck of a workout, strong fish. Largest fish of the day, a 29.75" 9.9 pound moose. All released except one to eat. Fish came mostly from the east shore, anywhere from a couple of miles south of Myers all the way up to the power plant. They were active and hungry. Good luck to all out there today!

Another good day on Cayuga! Couldn't get the browns or silvers to play but the lakers did!

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for April 27 through May 4, 2018 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. A reminder that from Nov 1 to May 1, all persons aboard any pleasure vessel less than 21 feet long must wear a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) while underway. For more information on boating regulations please view the NYS Boater's Guide. A link can be found in the righthand column under ‘Links Leaving DEC’s Website.’ The New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide runs from April 1st to March 30th. The 2018-19 Official guide has a picture of an angler holding a giant smallmouth bass on the cover. The Fishing Guide can be picked up where fishing licenses are sold. Oswego and Wayne Counties have weekly fishing hotlines on their web sites as well and would be another good option for fishing reports; Oswego County (visitoswegocounty.com); and Wayne County (waynecountytourism.com). Though Onondaga County doesn't have a weekly fishing report, their web site is another good source of fishing information in the region (fishonondagacounty.com). Lake Ontario On the few "nice" days that anglers have been able to make it out on the lake, they are getting brown trout trolling with stickbaits or small spoons in shallow water. Natural colors seem to be working better at the moment, that may change if we get some off colored water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for April 20 through 27, 2018 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. A reminder that from Nov 1 to May 1, all persons aboard any pleasure vessel less than 21 feet long must wear a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) while underway. For more information on boating regulations please view the NYS Boater's Guide. A link can be found in the righthand column under ‘Links Leaving DEC’s Website.’ The New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide runs from April 1st to March 30th. The 2018-19 Official guide has a picture of an angler holding a giant smallmouth bass on the cover. The Fishing Guide can be picked up where fishing licenses are sold, or viewed at Freshwater Fishing Regulations Oswego and Wayne Counties have weekly fishing hotlines on their web sites as well and would be another good option for fishing reports; Oswego County (visitoswegocounty.com); and Wayne County (waynecountytourism.com). Though Onondaga County doesn't have a weekly fishing report, their web site is another good source of fishing information in the region (fishonondagacounty.com). Region 7: Trout season kicked off on April 1st and for more information on trout fishing please view Fishing for Stream Trout and for places to go check out our Public Fishing Rights Brochures. A few sections of area streams, ponds and lakes will have been stocked with trout by Friday April 20th. These Cayuga County streams and lakes are: North Brook (April 11) and Fall Creek (April 4). Lake Ontario With the recent howling winds, getting out on the lake has been very difficult. On the few "nice" days that anglers have been able to make it out, they are getting brown trout trolling with stick baits or small spoons in shallow water. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

A quick afternoon shakedown, was beautiful on the water, good to be back. Fished 2pm to 530pm went 7 for 8 on the lakers. The little guy has become quite the rod hog!

Does anyone know of a decent place to launch on the north end of Cayuga? I checked out the launches at Union Springs, across the west side at the state park, and most of the ones in between. The water level is way too low for any of those launches. My boat is a 16.5 foot with a 90 HP, not huge but not small either. The web page with the Cayuga lake water level shows it up about a foot since last weekend but I don't think that would be enough. On another note, does anyone know when the state launch on the west side of Skaneateles will be unlocked?

Checked launches at Treman. Still looks to be 3.5 down from normal levels. Owasco lake is reported to be low as well. Not a lot of snow for future runoff. Anyone have any insight as to what they are doing with the locks?

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for April 13 through 20 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. A reminder that from Nov 1 to May 1, all persons aboard any pleasure vessel less than 21 feet long must wear a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) while underway. For more information on boating regulations please view the NYS Boater's Guide. A link can be found in the righthand column under ‘Links Leaving DEC’s Website.’ The New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide runs from April 1st to March 30th. The 2018-19 Official guide has a picture of an angler holding a giant smallmouth bass on the cover. Oswego and Wayne Counties have weekly fishing hotlines on their web sites as well and would be another good option for fishing reports; Oswego County (visitoswegocounty.com); and Wayne County (waynecountytourism.com). Though Onondaga County doesn't have a weekly fishing report, their web site is another good source of fishing information in the region (fishonondagacounty.com). Region 7: Trout season kicked off on April 1st and for more information on trout fishing please view Fishing for Stream Trout and for places to go check out our Public Fishing Rights Brochures. A few sections of area streams, ponds and lakes will have been stocked with trout by Friday April 13th. These Cayuga County streams and lakes are: North Brook (April 11) and Fall Creek (April 4). Lake Ontario When the weather cooperates, and anglers can make it out they are starting to get some brown trout trolling with stickbaits or spoons near shore. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

Launched at Taughannock at 9am. Good news,,, water level is much higher than the last time I was there (3/29/18). I would say 18"-24" higher. The ladder on the dock is in the water!. left inlet and shot straight across to East shore. Trolled north until we got to the power station. Is that power station still operating? Boards with sticks, riggers with spoons. No hits till we got to the power station, all spoons on riggers, all lakers, 80fow. Surface temp was 38 deg. Saw very few fish on screen. Was very happy to pick up half dozen lakers (8 passes in front of power station). Continued on North for 45 minutes, crossed over to west side, trolled back to Taughannock. All fish caught were in front of power station. Pulled out at 3pm. Great weather today.

Fished south end out of Taughannock from 3 to 7. Trolled Thundersticks, Rapalas spoons and streamers on boards and dipseys. One small brown and one pickerel. Water temp along west shore was 37 with clear water. East shore was 40 and cloudy. Only one other boat trolling. Found lots of lakers and bait very deep near Bolton Point. Lots of perch fisherman in front of Canoga.

Has anyone been to the launch recently? I’m headed over there on Tuesday and was wondering if the water is up and launch is clear. Thank you in advance.

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for March 16 through 23, 2018 at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. Remember ice thickness can vary greatly, even on the same water, so use extreme caution and your own good judgment if deciding to venture out. Some safety measures to follow are: use a spud and check ice thickness as you venture out, fish with a friend, bring a rope and ice safety picks (two handles with spike points). View the Introduction to Ice Fishing chapter for more information about ice fishing and the Ice Fishing Press Release for more safety information. A reminder that from Nov 1 to May 1, all persons aboard any pleasure vessel less than 21 feet long must wear a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) while underway. For more information on boating regulations please view the NYS Boater’s Guide. A link can be found in the righthand column under ‘Links Leaving DEC’s Website.’ Also, as a word of warning, all the dock structures at the DEC boat launches have been removed. So, please plan accordingly. The new Freshwater Fishing Regulation Guide is in place for April 1, 2017-March 31, 2018. You can obtain a copy from a licensing agent or view it at Summary of Freshwater Fishing Regulations. Oswego and Wayne Counties have weekly fishing hotlines on their web sites as well and would be another good option for fishing reports; Oswego County (visitoswegocounty.com); and Wayne County (waynecountytourism.com). Though Onondaga County doesn’t have a weekly fishing report, their web site is another good source of fishing information in the region (fishonondagacounty.com). Region 7: Cayuga Lake, Owasco Lake and Skaneateles Lake Just a reminder that walleye, northern pike, tiger musky and chain pickerel season closed on March 15th. It reopens again on May 5th. We are in the “in-between” period with too much ice around to get the boat out, and not enough to ice fish on. So, there is no information to report this week. Hopefully there will be information to report next week. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

FYI In case you use Taughannock launch: The Taughannock boat ramp will be closed 3/5/18 to 3/9/18 and perhaps into the following week. So states a sign posted on the dock. a contact number 607-387-6739 is also posted.

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for March 2 through 9 at http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html. Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. Remember ice thickness can vary greatly, even on the same water, so use extreme caution and your own good judgment if deciding to venture out. Some safety measures to follow are: use a spud and check ice thickness as you venture out, fish with a friend, bring a rope and ice safety picks (two handles with spike points). View the Introduction to Ice Fishing chapter for more information about ice fishing and the Ice Fishing Press Release for more safety information. A reminder that from Nov 1 to May 1, all persons aboard any pleasure vessel less than 21 feet long must wear a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) while underway. For more information on boating regulations please view the NYS Boater’s Guide. A link can be found in the under ‘Links Leaving DEC’s Website.’ Also, as a word of warning, all the dock structures at the DEC boat launches have been removed. So, please plan accordingly. Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

Has anyone been to long point launch? Is the water really low ? Thank You In advance.

Tried to launch out of Treman at 8am. Channel is clear but the water was so low my Fishmaster 196 got stuck in the mud at the ramp. Finally got it back on trailer and scooted up to Taughannock. No problem getting in and out here. Trolled West side. Worked the boards in close this time. Stayed in 30fow or less most of the time with sticks off the boards, both shallow and deep divers. Picked up 10 LL, biggest was maybe 22", but most were 12-14". Picked up a nice brown that was close to 3lbs. Moved out to 100fow for about an hour and ran the riggers down 80' and picked up 4 lakers ( the 22" LL took a deep diver off the board in 100FOW). Pulled out out 1:30pm. Water was a steady 37.7deg. i see a few reports of Browns caught out of Irondeqoit and Olcott. I assume Sodus is still locked up with ice?

The fishing report below is made available from the Central New York Fishing Hotline for February 23 through March 2 at http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9218.html. Please visit that site for more information or to follow links. Remember ice thickness can vary greatly, even on the same water, so use extreme caution and your own good judgment if deciding to venture out. Some safety measures to follow are: use a spud and check ice thickness as you venture out, fish with a friend, bring a rope and ice safety picks (two handles with spike points). View the Introduction to Ice Fishing chapter for more information about ice fishing and the Ice Fishing Press Release for more safety information. Because of the rain and thaw event that took place earlier in the week, ice conditions have deteriorated on many waters. Shorelines were hit especially hard, making access to the ice dangerous in some places. Areas subject to run-off, old holes and pressure cracks also became larger. Please keep all of this in mind if deciding to venture out, use your own good judgment and follow the safety steps mentioned above. A reminder that from Nov 1 to May 1, all persons aboard any pleasure vessel less than 21 feet long must wear a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) while underway. For more information on boating regulations please view the NYS Boater’s Guide. A link can be found in the under ‘Links Leaving DEC’s Website.’ Click here to see the rest of this report on ILoveNYFishing.com.

Our lake house is about 2 miles north of the power plant on honoco rd.. we were do I g work today and I took a few casts with an old ugly stick bait. Lake trout following almost every cast.. landed 2 over 6 lbs... in 2.5 f ow to 6 inches..... puking up 2 to 3 inch gobies https://ibb.co/dxMUy7