Lake Ontario and tributaries
Karen Evarts at The Boat Doctors in Olcott reports that fishing has been good at Burt Dam and 18 Mile Creek, with limited fishing pressure due to the opening of the regular Southern Zone big game season. Brown trout, Coho salmon and steelhead were being caught, along with the occasional king salmon. Remember that only one brown trout and one steelhead may be taken per day. Minimum length on a steelhead is now 25 inches in length. Minimum size on a brown trout is 15 inches. Wax worms, egg sacs, beads and flies are being used to catch fish on a consistent basis. Scott Feltrinelli with Ontario Fly Outfitters was using brown Woolie Buggers fished in clear water conditions over the weekend on a tributary west of Rochester to take some big brown trout and steelhead. Wade Rowcliffe of Rochester reports that the Genesee River has been hot for steelhead the past week. Ron Bierstine of Oak Orchard Tackle reports that Canal water managers are saying that water releases will ramp up again within a couple days and then another release starting around Dec. 4 for the final water from the Canal. For now, flows in the Oak are between moderate and medium, according to Bierstine. The flow is plenty fishable. Flows in Johnson Creek look low and clear and Sandy Creek is low to mod and mostly clear. That flow also looks fishable where browns continue to be hooked up by careful drifters and swingers. In the Oak, it looks like moderate numbers of browns, rainbows/steelhead and Atlantic salmon are being hooked. You might find a greenish king or two and the chance for a late Coho. Chris Kenyon of Wolcott reports that perch fishing in Sodus and Port bays has been exceptional. You just need to find the largest fish by moving around. Use live bait or rubber shad. The perch are feeding on tiny shad. Look for them off the points in both bays. If we receive cold temperatures this winter, ice fishing on these bays will be excellent, according to Kenyon.
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