Hauling a 10-pound steelhead through the ice in less than ten feet of water is something to behold. At the lake entrance to the park, fishing platforms offer easy casting access, as does the long breakwater that juts out into Lake Ontario. Brown trout are taken in numbers at that time of year, and of the same size and description that summer anglers go miles offshore to pursue. Camping season begins April 1 and lasts until the end of October. The park is open all winter.
Waterfowl hunting is permitted in season in designated areas.
Proof of rabies inoculation. Not allowed in bathing areas. Irondequoit Bay Outlet and Rochester Harbor are two winter hotspots for brown trout and steelhead, but the outstanding smallmouth bass fishery is overlooked. The city is home to the photography giant Eastman Kodak. George Eastman began experimenting with photographic processing in his mothers kitchen before the turn of the century long before he teamed up to create Kodak.