After minutes that seemed like hours, Brandon coaxed the trophy salmon to the net as his mom and dad watched. The big, silvery fish pulled the scales to 36 lbs., the thrill of a lifetime for a fishing family and a great birthday present for Brandon. Fishing is a way of life in Oswego County. Every fishing season, more and more families are taking advantage of the great fishing that Oswego County offers. It makes no difference if the quarry is a trophy trout in Lake Ontario, a tasty Oneida Lake walleye, or a stringer of panfish from a small, roadside pond or river.
Fishing is fun and a great way to spend quality family time in the outdoors. .
Timing is one of the keys to an enjoyable family fishing trip, no matter where you fish. Mid-summer, with mild weather, light winds, and some of the fastest fishing of the season, is perfect for family outings on many waters. In Lake Ontario, this is the time when trout and salmon are most concentrated, stacked in and below the thermocline, the cold water layer at mid-depths where salmonids find preferred temperatures and abundant forage. If you re a bass fishing family and you fish from your own boat, you may want to check out the big smallmouth bass in Lake Ontario. Recent creel censuses by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation estimate that record numbers of big smallies were caught during the past two seasons.