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FISHING!!! The Salmon River provides anglers an extraordinary fishing experience for trophy size Steelhead, Salmon and Brown Trout. Salmon are caught all summer in Lake Ontario and then the first large runs of King and Coho Salmon into the Salmon River begins around the end of August. These early fish are bright and solid weighing between 18 - 40 lbs. Salmon continue to inhabit the river until the end of October. If you want to catch chrome fish, you should arrive in the first three weeks of September. Steelhead begin showing up from the middle of October on, feeding on salmon eggs from the King Salmon. By late October Steelhead will be spread throughout the entire river system. Quality Steelhead fishing continues throughout the cold winter months and into March, April, & May. Steelhead average from 6 - 12 lbs and are caught primarily with egg sacs and a variety of flies using both fly-fishing and float fishing (center pin set-ups) techniques and spin fishing with a "noodle" style fishing rods. Along with the Steelhead, monster sized Brown Trout enter the Salmon River in the fall feasting on Salmon eggs. The Browns actively feed all winter before returning to Lake Ontario in the Spring. Our Brown trout average 4-5 pounds but are commonly caught in the 8-10 pound range. Spring throught early fall brings world class fishing in Lake Ontario and Oneida Lake. We have Walleye fishing on Lake Ontario and Oneida Lake with fish commonly in the 10 - 14 pound range. Spring also means huge numbers of Brown Trout feeding just off the shore as well as steelhead. Just as the Brown trout fishing slows a bit, the Chinook and Coho Salmon invade our waters and keep us busy until they enter the tributaries again in the early fall. Summer Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass fishing on Lake Ontario, Redfield Reservoir and Oneida Lake as well as summer dry-fly fishing in the many back-woods streams for native trout are virtually untapped resources of excellent fishing. During the winter we also provide ice fishing for Walleyes, Pike, and Perch. Guide services for the Salmon River, Lake Ontario, and other local waters is provided through-out the year. For those outdoor enthusiasts that want to “do it on their own”, we will provide up-to-the-moment information for the best possible fishing. Species fishing times are: Salmon: July (summer months in Lake Ontario) - November; Steelhead: All year (summer months in Lake Ontario; Brown Trout: All year(April - July in Lake Ontario with "monster" Browns in November);Walleye: May & June and Ice Fishing December - March. Native Brook and Rainbow Trout: May - October; Bass: June - November. Click here for more Salmon Heaven pictures!
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November 18, 2004 (12 pound Brown Trout)
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Ize with a nice Lake Ontario Walleye
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We specialize in putting together trips for kids. Not bad for a 13 year old!
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An estuary Salmon!
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Lake Salmon fishing
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Mike with a nice domestic Rainbow
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Huge Brown Trout 3/9/06
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