Worms, crabs and minnows are still the best bait. Today they are near bottom in 140 feet of water. Baits working well are large attractors in green, chartreuse and white colors, and slashers in gold, silver and blue in bright sunlight. Cohos are mixed in with the salmon, but are a little higher in the column in warmer water. According to Capt.
Fishing is pretty good right now.
The bulk of activity is in 80 to 100 feet of water, straight west of the Salmon River, then up the shoreline to the Sandy Pond north dune area and down to the southeast corner of the lake, in front of the Little Salmon River. According to Capt. Every day now the water temperature in Lake Ontario's embayments and estuaries is dropping and fishing for bass and pike is improving. Fishing pressure is very light now, so it's a perfect time to fish a water like Sandy Pond. Lake Ontario off Sandy Pond - Good news for Lake Ontario anglers.