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, 14 Aug 1992 12:59:55 GMT

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    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 14, 1992 
    
    THE HOT SPOT
    
    Lake Ontario, Point Breeze, New York
    
    	65 to 70 feet below the surface is productive for a good variety of
    fish including some chinook salmon in the high 30-pound range. Northern
    King Magnum spoons in silver and chartreuse, or black and white with
    silver & chartreuse tape, and chartreuse or lemon-lime Dodgers with
    green squids are good producers. A lot of anglers are using Dipsy
    Divers or other in-line planers off a wire line.  Lake currents have
    been strong and unpredictable due to recent weather; one angler noticed
    his best fishing was found when trolling in a northwesterly direction.
    	Rainbow trout fishing was good at 40 to 60 feet below the surface
    over 480 foot bottoms, 7 1/2 miles out of Point Breeze.  Try green and
    orange Evil Eyes, size 3F.  Lake trout fishing was reported very good
    closer to shore in 160 to 180 feet of water.
    	A 37-pound chinook is the current leader in the Orleans County
    Fishing Derby.
    	Public boat/fishing access sites include the Oak Orchard State
    Marine Parks (east and west) at Point Breeze.
    
    Weekend Prospects in Western New York State
    
    Lake Ontario, Olcott, New York
    	Charter captains report very good fishing in 200 to 400 feet of
    water on red or darker C5s set on sliders, or close behind the
    downrigger weights. A lot of 10-12 pound rainbows were boated. The
    biggest chinook reported weighed in at 34 pounds and 10 ounces.
    
    Braddocks Bay and area ponds
    	Largemouth bass fishing is reported hot in Buck Pond; try topwater
    lures early in the morning for some exciting action. Shiners on bobbers
    at the outlet of Round Pond are also effective for bass. Pike fishing
    is getting better in Braddocks Bay on chubs. In the lake just off the
    bay, locate and fish rock shoals where spoons are working well on 10-12
    pound pike. Bullhead fishing is reported good in these areas.
    
    Lake Ontario, Rochester
    	Try out in 400 to 500 foot depths at 80 to 90 feet below the
    surface for salmon and trout. Some fish came on Dodgers but the bulk of
    the action was on spoons. Bass fishing is good at rock shoals with
    softshells both east and west of Rochester.
    
    Lake Ontario, Bear Creek to Sodus
    	Dispys off wire lines worked from 50 to 60 feet down over 120 to
    130 foot bottoms have been productive. Other anglers like the
    glow-in-the-dark or black and purple Northern King 28s on short leaders
    off downrigger weights. A few chinook and lots of lakers are coming
    from 90 to 130 feet down over 250 to 400 foot bottoms. This weeks
    biggest salmon weighed 36 pounds. Smallmouth bass are abundant and
    active near East Bay, Chimmney Bluffs, Ginna Power Station and Sodus
    Point. Try softshells or brown  jigs tipped with a worm.
    
    Sodus Bay
    	Largemouth fishing is good on spinnerbaits, Berkley Power worms,
    and topwater lures. Smallies are in and out; try near the breakwall.
    
    Lake Ontario, Port Bay
    	Try west in 600 feet of water, 90 to 100 feet down for browns and
    lakers and a few chinooks. The most popular technique this week is
    setting Dipsy Divers off 40 pound test steel line. One lucky angler
    took a 20 pound brown at 117 feet over 300 feet on a strip of herring
    hooked in a plastic Teaser harness-also known as 'cut bait'. Troll for
    bass in 20 feet of water with red scale or fire tiger Hot-n-tot.
    
    Cayuga Lake
    	Better largemouth bass fishing is reported this week.  Grape rubber
    worms with chartreuse tails fished in the weeds are productive and
    topwater action is improving. Perch are moving in and dock fishing is
    picking up on chartreuse and white jigs. For abundant, but small,
    lakers use black and purple spoons from Kind Town Beach north to
    Sheldrake, at 80 feet. Rainbows are suspended at 40 feet.
    
    Seneca Lake
    	For perch and smallies, fish softshells in 10 to 30 feet at the
    north end.  Hot spots include Pontious Point, south of Sampson State
    Park, Dresden north of the rock slide, Kashong Point, Reeds Point, and
    HiBanks. Smallmouth as big as 4 1/2 pounds were reported. Minnows,
    bucktail jigs, or 1/8 oz. lead-head jigs tipped with bait will produce
    good sized perch. For lakers troll at the bottom in 70 to 90 feet of
    water. Lakers in the Bellhurst hole area are running on the small side.
    
    Keuka Lake
    	The waters from Keuka College to the Bluff, and above the sandbar
    at Branchport, report big perch on softshells or sawbellies.  So you
    don't have a boat? Well, the Penn Yan boat launch was a good spot for
    one lucky angler who took an eight pound largemouth bass on a Rapala.
    Atlantics up to 6 pounds, 3 ounces and rainbows up to 5 pounds are at
    45 feet below the surface and taking green and white lures.
    
    Canandaigua Lake
    	The thermocline is nicely set up at 60 feet and most trout (even
    bass) are suspended on the top edge of it. Panfishing is very good on
    the flats of the east side. Largemouth are abundant in the West River,
    in the high water weeds and along the east and west shores. Lakers are
    40 to 60 feet down between Cooks and Long Points. Try local lures
    favorites like Sutton 44s, 71s, 29s or Hemlock spinners. Browns are
    fishing well off Coy Point. Rainbows are stageing well 20 to 30 feet
    down over 50 to 60 foot bottoms. Planers with fire tiger J-7s or J-9
    Rapalas. Perch are moving in and night fishing is very good from
    docks. Also locate perch 20 feet down off Coy, Long, and Cook's Points.
    
    Hemlock and Canadice Lakes
    	Try shiners at the south end drifted or on a slip sinker for brown
    trout at 45 to 50 feet. Elsewhere, browns, rainbows and lakers up to 4
    pounds are at 30 to 40 feet down.
    
    Honeoye Lake
    	Normally at this time of the year, Honeoye Lake is as warm as bath
    water at this time of the year. But surface temeratures are now a cool
    69 to 72 degrees. Night fishing under a light for crappie is very good
    at 16 feet down, 6 feet down when using minnows. Walleyes are taking
    leeches on Lindy rigs, slow trolled or drifted on the outside weed
    edges in 18 feet of water. Worm harnesses will also take a few walleye
    and even a largemouth bass.  Smallmouth bass and perch are at 16 feet 
    lakewide. Live bait works best.
    
    Conesus Lake
    	Jitterbugs at night are good for largemouth bass; also try
    rattlebaits, tube jigs, drifting worms and spinnerbaits in 8 to 10 feet
    of water. Perch are big and abundant, try 15 to 20 feet of water,
    especially near Long Point with minnows. The walleye fishing is
    improving, according to some.
    
    Good fishing!
    
    
    
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