From: fak9957@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Frank Kruppenbacher)
Subject: Western New York State Report
Reply-To: fak9957@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 12:09:57 GMT


    THE FISHING LINE
    
    Information provided by the New York State Department of Environmental
    Conservation Region 8 Headquarters (covering Orleans, Monroe, Wayne,
    Genesse, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Yates, Steuben, Schuyler and
    Chemung counties) and local anglers.
    
    Friday August 21, 1992 
    
    THE HOT SPOT
    
    Conesus Lake, Livingston County
    
    	Limit catches of good-sized smallmouth bass are common if you can
    get on the water early, and work tube jigs or jig-n-pigs at the
    weedline or under the docks.  If that doesn't work, try live bait at
    the rocky drop-offs near Long and McPhearson Points. One 21-inch
    smallmouth was reported this week; 18-inch fish are common.
    	For largemouth bass, try jitterbugs on the surface, at night, or
    rattlebaits, tube jigs, drifted worms, and spinnerbaits in 8 to 10 feet
    of water during the daylight hours
    	Walleye, weighing as much as 8 pounds, are taking minnows and worms
    on the deep side of the weedbeds by Old Orchard Point. Perch are
    abundant in 15 to 20 feet of water, especially near Long Point on
    minnows.
    	Public access sites are located at Sands Point, off Route 20A at
    the north end of the lake; Pebble Beach, off Beach Road; Long Point,
    off West Lake Road; DEC boat launch off East Lake Road, four miles
    south of Route 20A; and Conesus lake Inlet Wildlife Management Area,
    found at the south end off West Lake Road.
    
    Weekend Prospects in Western New York State
    
    Braddocks Bay area:
    
    	Bass fishing is good in Braddocks Bay and Buck Pond. Pike are
    moving into the outer, deep part of Braddocks Bay.
    
    Lake Ontario, Rochester:
    
    	The best salmon fishing is found in 46-degree waters near
    small-sized and scattered schools of bait.  Use black and silver,
    rasberry and silver, or chartreuse and rasberry Northern King Magnums,
    or chartreuse Dodgers followed by a black fly.
    
    Rochester area warm water areas:
    
    	Russell Station's Slater Creek area has smallmouth bass and a
    variety of other species on small spinners, Little Cleos, and crayfish
    bait or imitations.
    	Irondequoit Bay bass fishing is excellent near the mouth of the
    bay. Reports tell of limit catches in only a half hour of fishing on
    softshell crayfish or spinners.  Out in the lake and just east of the
    bay outlet at Oklahoma Beach and on to Ninemile Point, smallmouth bass
    fishing is also excellent in 20 feet of water.
    	Off the Genesse River piers at Charlotte and Summerville catfish
    are coming on various catfish baits, yellow perch on minnows,
    smallmouth bass on spinners, worms and crayfish.
    	The Durand Eastman Park ponds report large bluegill and largemouth
    bass at dusk on top water lures.
    
    Seneca Lake
    
    	For perch try live crayfish or minnows lakewide in 10 to 30 feet of
    water.  Smallmouth bass are also mixed in with the perch.  Large
    Pickerel were reported last weekend on deep running crankbaits fished
    in water 5 to 20 feet deep. Ripping these cranks through the weeds
    triggered some explosive pickerel strikes. For lake trout, troll silver
    Suttons at the bottom in 70 to 90 feet of water.
    
    Keuka Lake
    
    	Reports on trout are limited. Perch are reported big and taking
    softshelled crayfish.
    
    Canandaigua Lake
    
    	The west side reports very good smallmouth bass fishing, just north
    of Menteth Point, and near Rock Island, and the rocky points all along
    the east shore.
    
    Honeoye Lake
    
    	Smallmouth bass are in 16 feet of water around all creeks and rocky
    points on live bait.
    
    Fishing Notebook
    
    Forcast good for fall ESLO Derby
    
    	Predictions for a fair weather weekend and hints of good fishing
    ahead are encouraging for the annual fall ESLO fishing derby.
    	Although most of the big salmon are still in 60 to 90 feet of
    water, cooler water tempertures are expected to pull them in toward
    shore in preparation for fall spawining.
    	"The water's about four degrees cooler than normal for this time of
    the year," said Rick Schleyer, Empire State/Lake Ontario Derby
    president.
    	"A week ago guys were catching them in 500 feet of water. Now it
    100 feet or less. I'm optimistic that they'll be staging soon at the
    mouths of the rivers and creeks."
    	This 11th annual fall fishing classic opens on Saturday August 22
    and concludes on Labor Day, September 7. It offers a list of cash and
    prizes valued at $185,000. Last year, Janet Palm of East Liverpool,
    Ohio became the first woman to win ESLO's grand prize with a
    40-pound,1-ounce chinook.
    
    ESLO Facts:
    
    * Dates: Saturday August 22 thru Labor Day September 7 on New York
    State waters of Lake Ontario (no tributaries, except for rainbow trout)
    from the Niagara River to the Thousand Islands.
    
    * $15 entry fee paid at least one day prior to fishing. Add $10 for
    Cash Bash contest and $2 for Kidney Foundation Fish Catch.
    
    * Grand Prize-Stratos 2050 WA fishing boat with Eninrude 175 motor;
    Load-rite trailer, accessories.  Retail value $30,000. Total estimated
    retail value of all cash and other merchandise, $185,000.
    
    * Weigh stations:  15 along the lake's south shore open 9am to 8pm
    except Sept. 7, 9am to 1pm, closed 1-2pm except Sept. 7
    
     
    Good Fishing!
    
    		"What we are doing to the Great Lakes,
    		  we are doing to ourselves, and our
    			   children."